rune
rune \'ru:n\ \'ru:-nik\ n [ON & OE ru-n mystery, runic character, writing; akin to OHG ru-] [Finn runo, of Gmc origin; akin to ON ru-n]na secret discussion 1: one of the characters of an alphabet prob. derived from Latin and Greek and used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3d to the 13th centuries 2: MYSTERY, MAGIC 3a: a Finnish or Old Norse poem 3b: POEM, SONG - ru.nic aj