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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. relating to or consisting of runes;
- Example: "runic inscription"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Runic \Ru"nic\, a. Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as, runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme. [1913 Webster] Runic staff. See Clog almanac, under Clog. Runic wand, a willow wand bearing runes, formerly thought to have been used by the heathen tribes of Northern Europe in magical ceremonies. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

runic adj 1: relating to or consisting of runes; "runic inscription"
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

runic Obscure, consisting of runes. VMS fans sometimes refer to Unix as "RUnix". Unix fans return the compliment by expanding VMS to "Very Messy Syntax" or "Vachement Mauvais Systeme" (French; literally "Cowlike Bad System", idiomatically "Bitchy Bad System"). (1996-09-17)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

runic adj. Syn. obscure. VMS fans sometimes refer to Unix as ‘Runix’; Unix fans return the compliment by expanding VMS to ‘Very Messy Syntax’ or ‘Vachement Mauvais Système’ (French idiom, “Hugely Bad System”).