Runda

African: sub-dialect of Kaffir . Runes , Runic . Early alphabet of N. Europe, attributed to primitive Gothic , and found in Scand in avian or old Norse and Icelandic inscriptions; called Futhorc , from the first five letters. The Anglo-Saxon names are Feoh , Ur , THorn , Os , Rad , Cen . Dicty. by Dieterich, Stockholm, 1845; Work by Stephens: “Old Northern Runic Monuments,” London, 1869. ⁂ Historically viewed, Runes may be considered as a ociated with the Pagan era of Scand in avian races, having apparently been relinquished as each tribe, in succe ion, adopted the Roman alphabet in consequence of embracing Christianity. In English the rune Wen , or W., continued in use till about A.D. 1280; the rune Thorn , or Th , lingered till A.D. 1500, and is even used now, though miswritten “y,” as in “ye,” pronounced “the.”     W. W. S.