Runa

Meaning of Old Norse word "runa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

runa

u, f. a rune, string of words or verses; í einni runu, in one strain.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements