rune-stone

[ roon-stohn ]

noun

1. a stone bearing one or more runic inscriptions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rune-stone¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

What first caused Thalbitzer's doubt to waver was his study of the smaller Kingigtorssauq rune-stone discovered in 1823 near Upernavik in northern Greenland.

From Time Magazine Archive

America: 1355-1364 attempts to pinpoint the American headquarters of the rune-stone party.

From Time Magazine Archive

"By sword upheld, King Belë in King's-hall stood, Beside him Thorstein Vikingson, that yeoman good, His battle-friend with almost a century hoary, And deep-marked like a rune-stone with scars of glory."

From Project Gutenberg