File:The Word "Rune" (Old Norse "rún" & its relatives)

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The word "rune" (Old Norse "rún") has a suitably murky origin, and a surprisingly wide range of meanings in Old Norse and related languages. This video looks at what linguists know and what we don't know about the history of this word and its meanings.

Dr. Jackson Crawford is Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado Boulder (formerly UC Berkeley and UCLA). He is a historical linguist and an experienced teacher of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian. FAQs: https://youtu.be/tOgU4vgnmxE

Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda is available now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624663567 and his translation of The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok is forthcoming in August 2017: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624666337

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