Runes

Runes, a name given to the letters of the alphabet by heathen Teutonic tribes prior to their coming under the influence of Roman civilisation; are formed almost invariably of straight lines, and scarcely exist except in inscriptions dating back to A.D. 1; found chiefly in Scandinavia, also in Britain. There are three runic alphabets (much alike), the oldest being the Gothic of 24 letters or runes. They are now believed to have first come into use among the Goths in the 6th century B.C., and to be a modified form of the old Greek alphabet introduced by traders.

Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)

Runeberg, Johan Ludwig * Runnimede
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Rugby
Ruge, Arnold
Rügen
Ruhr
Rule of Faith
Rum
Rumford, Count
Rump, The
Runcorn
Runeberg, Johan Ludwig
Runes
Runnimede
Rupee
Rupert, Prince
Rupert's Land
Rush, Benjamin
Rushworth, John
Ruskin, John
Russell, John, Earl
Russell, William, Lord
Russell, William Clark

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Runes in Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable