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runes has 1 syllables

runes

Runes are letters of an ancient alphabet used by people in Northern Europe from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages.

The word 'runes' has two consonants (r and n) and two vowels (u and e). It is broken into two syllables: ru-nes.

Noun

I found some ancient runes in the forest today.

The Viking warrior had runes carved into his sword.
My teacher showed us some runes from an old book.
Some people believe that runes have magical powers.
The archaeologist discovered a set of ancient runes in the ruins of a Viking settlement.
I'm learning how to read and write in runes.
The fortune teller used a set of runes to predict my future.
In Norse mythology, Odin discovered the runes after hanging himself from the World Tree.
The runes on the stone monument told the story of a great battle.
I wish I could decipher the meaning of these ancient runes.
The wizard inscribed a powerful spell in the runes on his staff.

Runes are the earliest written records of the Germanic peoples - Nigel Pennick
The runes of the futhark were more than just an alphabet; each rune was an ideographic or pictographic symbol of some cosmological principle or power - Stephen Flowers
The runes are not just letters, they are also magical symbols - Maria Kvilhaug