Meaning of runemistress | Babel Free

Definitions

A female runemaster.

Examples

“By using the runes now, we can hear⟳ the runemasters and runemistresses of old speaking directly to us.”

“A piece of a loom found in Germany was incised, "Blithgund wrote these runes". This was a standard formula for runemasters and runemistresses.”

“In olden times, a runic practitioner was usually also the village shaman and a fair number⟳ of them were women, as is consistent with the prominent place⟳ of various goddesses in the Norse pantheon (Freya Aswinn, 1990). It was customary for runemasters and runemistresses to wear⟳ red trousers or skirts.”

“Runes were still cast⟳ for divination by tribes and individuals until the eleventh century and the last⟳ true runemasters and runemistresses did not die⟳ out until about three hundred years ago.”

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