Amulet vs Rune - What's the difference?
amulet | rune |
A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, evil spirits &/or the supernatural.
A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.
A Finnish poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.
Any verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; an incantation.
* 1891 , Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country , Nebraska 2005, page 15:
(obsolete) A roun.
As nouns the difference between amulet and rune
is that amulet is a kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, evil spirits &/or the supernatural while rune is a letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.amulet
English
(wikipedia amulet)Alternative forms
* amulette (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)See also
* medallion(s) * rosar(y/ies) * talisman(s)Anagrams
* ----rune
English
(runes)Noun
(en noun)- the fiddle sang and sang as ceaselessly as the chanting cicada without, and the frogs intoning their sylvan runes by the waterside.