Explore Runestone through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Runestone meaning
- An ancient monument consisting of a typically raised stone with a runic inscription.
- A small tile-shaped stone or tablet with a single rune inscribed on it, used for divinatory and esoteric purposes.
Using Runestone
- The main meaning on this page is: An ancient monument consisting of a typically raised stone with a runic inscription. | A small tile-shaped stone or tablet with a single rune inscribed on it, used for divinatory and esoteric purposes.
Context around Runestone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Runestone
- In this selection, "runestone" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, surviving, ockelbo, now, community and erected stand out and add context to how "runestone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by a runestone see sandavágur and in several runestone inscriptions. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "runestone" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with runestone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Runestone Now Airdrops ‘The Gamestone’ NFTs to Its Holdersnftplazas. (9 words)
The Storm (20-6) came into the Runestone Community Center following a 20-win season. (15 words)
The use of this name is ancient and has been found mentioned in several runestone inscriptions. (16 words)
A portion of Thorwald's Cross (a partly surviving runestone erected at Kirk Andreas on the Isle of Man ) depicts a bearded human holding a spear downward at a wolf, his right foot in its mouth, and a large bird on his shoulder. (43 words)
Archaeological record If the rider on horseback on the image on the Böksta Runestone has been correctly identified as Odin, then Geri and Freki are shown taking part in hunting an elk or moose. (34 words)
The fact that immigrants from Norway also settled in the Faroe Islands is proven by a runestone (see Sandavágur stone ) found in the village of Sandavágur on Vágoy Island. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
Runestone Now Airdrops ‘The Gamestone’ NFTs to Its Holdersnftplazas.
The Storm (20-6) came into the Runestone Community Center following a 20-win season.
A portion of Thorwald's Cross (a partly surviving runestone erected at Kirk Andreas on the Isle of Man ) depicts a bearded human holding a spear downward at a wolf, his right foot in its mouth, and a large bird on his shoulder.
Archaeological record If the rider on horseback on the image on the Böksta Runestone has been correctly identified as Odin, then Geri and Freki are shown taking part in hunting an elk or moose.
The fact that immigrants from Norway also settled in the Faroe Islands is proven by a runestone (see Sandavágur stone ) found in the village of Sandavágur on Vágoy Island.
The Ockelbo Runestone shows two men engaged in Hnefatafl, and the sagas suggest that money or valuables could have been involved in some dice games.
The use of this name is ancient and has been found mentioned in several runestone inscriptions.