roune

Inherited from Old English rūn, from Proto-West Germanic *rūnu, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō, of disputed origin.

• roun
• rune (Early Middle English); rowne (Late Middle English)
• ron, rone, run (Northern, Northwest Midland)

• IPA^(key): /ˈruːn(ə)/

roune (plural rounes)

1. A secret or mystery; concealed knowledge.
2. A comment or conversation; speech or an instance of it:
   1. Whispering, murmurs; muffled speech.
   2. Consultation or advice (especially private)
   3. (rare) A language or voice; a way of speaking.
3. A cry; shouted noise or words:
   1. A song; a musical cry or shout.
   2. A cry of sadness or rage.
   3. (rare) An incantation; a magical utterance.
4. A letter; an alphabetic symbol.

• English: roun (obsolete)

• “rǒun(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “roun, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

roune

1. alternative form of rounen