| 单词 | rune tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrune tree rune tree n. †(a) = tree-rune n. at tree n. Compounds 2c (obsolete); (b) a tree bark inscribed with runes (now rare). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > rune > type of rune tree1863 tree-rune1863 bough-runes1866 twig-rune1866 1863 J. M. Mitchell tr. Runic Inscription in Mesehowe 51 Cut to our late Father these Rune Trees, (He was a) leader on the West Sea. 1879 I. Taylor Greeks & Goths xviii. 129 The characteristic of the five classes of the rune trees would be (1) branches; (2) forks; (3) loops; (4) crooks; (5) roots. 1886 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 15 230 Shamanist rites were also practised, in which the magic drum and ‘rune-trees’ played a great part. 1899 A. H. Keane Man Past & Pres. ix. 341 A great feature of the system were the ‘rune-trees’, made of pine or birch bark, inscribed with figures of gods, men, or animals, which were consulted on all important occasions. 2003 M. Stutley Shamanism i. 25 The Lapps..consulted rune trees inscribed with the figures of gods, men and animals. < as lemmas |
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