2. pl.
Defn: Old Norse poetry expressed in runes.
Runes were upon his tongue, As on the warrior's sword. Longfellow.
Rune stone, a stone bearing a runic inscription.
RUNER
Ru"ner, n.
Defn: A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths. Sir W. Temple.
RUNG
Rung,
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Ring.
RUNG Rung, n. Etym: [OE. ronge, AS. hrung, a staff, rod, pole; akin to G. runge a short, thick piece of iron or wood, OD. ronghe a prop, support, Icel. röng a rib in a ship, Goth. Hrugga a staff.]
1. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: A floor timber in a ship.
2. One of the rounds of a ladder.