how to pronounce rune

/ˈʁuːnə/

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rune is pronounced in two syllables

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uː

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An example use of rune in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… wenn der däne rune hier die promotion …”

meanings of rune

noun:

A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.

rune frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word rune occurs in german on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.