{"id":1671,"date":"2022-01-08T13:34:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T13:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2022-01-08T14:35:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T14:35:39","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-runes-%e1%9a%b1%e1%9a%a2%e1%9a%be%e1%9b%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1671","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Runes (\u16b1\u16a2\u16be\u16df)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Runes (\u16b1\u16a2\u16be\u16df)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-01-08T13:34:45+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re delving into the secret and mysterious origins of the word rune.\n\n\n\nRune [\u0279u\u02d0n] means:\n\n \tany of the characters of certain ancient alphabets of Germanic languages, esp. of Scandinavia and Britain, from about the 3rd to 13th centuries.\n \ts...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_655\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1671-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1671-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"runes.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re delving into the secret and mysterious origins of the word <strong>rune<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33037982@NN04\/4242458842\/in\/photolist-7sTHd7-4MYc2K-5R2hAd-5fuz5i-Ht1bHE-2AFcZ-sF3DY-6zwkBK-osjnp7-ebA5LZ-4oHP3E-25rD8ro-sF4eN-2b1TU2d-mhYvYH-6oQ811-sF4iX-4pbmCf-sF49F-tyzxAa-v3Aq3n-mKt7Tx-f7MqYZ-bWz2iH-bWz2DM-uHg99-46sfy9-f8q9kR-6BsEea-bWy6mT-mKtFHu-cdVr7W-c1mR1-dAi7pp-ruYiq-bWyGjX-bWy5Ep-cdVqp5-GPWZve-46s7Ay-HGy6yj-HGxpSW-Tqiw3v-PwbtQg-HkdrUQ-nKuzeY-HKwsg6-GPPzAW-nHuiWh-Hkceiu\" title=\"Runic stone - National Museum, Copenhagen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2746\/4242458842_5830a4f09f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Runic stone - National Museum, Copenhagen\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rune<\/strong> [\u0279u\u02d0n] means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets of Germanic languages, esp. of Scandinavia and Britain, from about the 3rd to 13th centuries.<\/li>\n<li>something written or inscribed in such characters.<\/li>\n<li>something secret or mysterious.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Old Norse <em>r\u00fan<\/em> (secret, rune), from Proto-Norse <em>\u16b1\u16a2\u16be\u16df<\/em> [\u02c8ru\u02d0.no\u02d0] (runo &#8211; secret, mystery, rune, inscription, message), from Proto-Germanic <em>*r\u016bn\u014d<\/em> [\u02c8ru\u02d0.n\u0254\u02d0] (secret, mystery, rune), possibly from Proto-Celtic <em>*r\u016bn\u0101<\/em> (secret, mystery) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/rune#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words for <strong>runes<\/strong> in Germanic languages come from the same Proto-Germanic root, including <strong>rune<\/strong> [\u02c8ryn\u0259] in Dutch, <strong>rune<\/strong> [r\u0289\u02d0n\u0259] Norwegian, and <strong>runa<\/strong> in Swedish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/r%C5%ABn%C5%8D\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic root include <strong>r\u00fan<\/strong> (mystery, secret, intention, purpose, love, affection) in Irish, and <strong>rhin<\/strong> (secret, mystery, enchantment, virute, occult) in Welsh [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/r%C5%ABn%C4%81\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In Irish <strong>a r\u00fan<\/strong> is used as a term of affection meaning &#8220;my dear\/darling&#8221;. It appears in the traditional song <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Si%C3%BAil_a_R%C3%BAn\">Si\u00fail a R\u00fan<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hhqqdzwqFSE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MU5aG-qpRMQ\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MU5aG-qpRMQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> &#8211; an easy-to-use animated video creator [affiliate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology, and other language-related topics, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Runes (\u16b1\u16a2\u16be\u16df)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-01-08T13:34:45+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re delving into the secret and mysterious origins of the word rune.\n\n\n\nRune [\u0279u\u02d0n] means:\n\n \tany of the characters of certain ancient alphabets of Germanic languages, esp. of Scandinavia and Britain, from about the 3rd to 13th centuries.\n \ts...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_656\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1671-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1671-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/runes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"runes.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re delving into the secret and mysterious origins of the word rune. Rune [\u0279u\u02d0n] means: any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets of Germanic languages, esp. of Scandinavia and Britain, from about the 3rd to 13th centuries. something written or inscribed in such characters. something secret or mysterious. It comes from Old Norse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,47,20,56,6,4,84,64,1,94,57,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-irish","category-language","category-norwegian-norsk","category-old-norse-dnsk-tunga","category-podcast","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-germanic","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1671"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1679,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671\/revisions\/1679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}