runecraft en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.? Proto-Germanic *rūnō Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo) Old Norse rúnbor. English rune Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Old English -cræft Middle English -craft English -craft English runecraft From rune + -craft. Compare Old English rūncræftiġ (“skilled in deciphering runes”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) Knowledge of runes; skill in deciphering runic characters.
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(uncountable) Knowledge of, or skill in, the use of runes for esoteric and magical purposes.
They were the keepers of starcraft, runecraft, lorecraft and wortcraft and they guided many through the darkness of the future and healed bodies and minds.
1994, Tony Linsell, Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Migration & Magic, →ISBN, page 16:
Translations (2)
sv runkunskap (knowledge of the use of runes for esoteric and magical purposes) · sv runkunskap (skill in deciphering runic characters)