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Meaning of twig rune | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A type of cryptographic runic letter resembling twigs on a tree stem; the total of branches on one side denote a division of the futhark (runic alphabet), while the total of branches on the other side denote the position of the rune within the division.

Examples

“Twig-runes occur on both Old-Northern and Scandinavian-runic monuments.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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