bind-rune
See also: bindrune
English
Alternative forms
The second character in this picture of the Rök Runestone is a bindrune of ᚠ and ᚦ, that is a and þ.
Etymology
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Noun
bind-rune (plural bind-runes)
- A ligature of two or more runes; a character formed by one or more runes superimposed upon another.
- 1988, The Enchanted Alphabet, Dr James Peterson,
- two or more runes as a single character, called a bind-rune.
- 1996, Kenneth Meadows, Rune Power, Element, →ISBN, page 246.
- Bind-rune. A combination of two or more Runes superimposed on one another to make a single shape or pattern.
- 1998, The Norse Tradition: A beginner's guide, Pete Jennings, Headway, →ISBN, page 36.
- One way in which runes can be used very powerfully is to combine several into what is known as a sigil or bindrune.
- 1988, The Enchanted Alphabet, Dr James Peterson,
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