rune.html - n.
1 any of the letters of the earliest Germanic alphabet used by Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons from about the 3rd c. and formed by modifying Roman or Greek characters to suit carving.
2 a similar mark of mysterious or magic significance.
3 a Finnish poem or a division of it.

rune-staff 1 a magic wand inscribed with runes.
2 a runic calendar.

runic adj. [ON r

n (only in pl. rÇnar) magic sign, rel. to OE run]

rune.html - See: BLOOD RUNS COLD, END RUN, CUT AND RUN, FIRST-RUN, HOME RUN, IN THE LONG RUN, IN THE RUNNING, ON THE RUN, OUT OF THE RUNNING, SECOND-RUN.

rune.html - {v. phr.} To have a body temperature that is above normal; have a fever. * /Jimmy didn't look ill, although he was running a temperature./ * /We took the baby to the doctor because he was running a temperature./

rune.html - {v. phr.} To run an organization with a firm hand, with strict rules and regulations. * /Our dean of the college runs a very tight ship; he tolerates no mistakes./

rune.html - To find or meet by chance. * /He came across a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner./ * /The other day I ran across a book that you might like./ * /I came across George at a party last week; it was the first time I had seen him in months./ Compare: COME ON(3), RUN INTO(3b). 2. To give or do what is asked. * /The robber told the woman to come across with her purse./ * /For hours the police questioned the man suspected of kidnapping the child, and finally he came across with the story./

rune.html - To find or meet by chance. * /He came across a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner./ * /The other day I ran across a book that you might like./ * /I came across George at a party last week; it was the first time I had seen him in months./ Compare: COME ON(3), RUN INTO(3b). 2. To give or do what is asked. * /The robber told the woman to come across with her purse./ * /For hours the police questioned the man suspected of kidnapping the child, and finally he came across with the story./