bind rune

English

Noun

bind rune (plural bind runes)

The Bluetooth logo, showing an example of a bind rune formed from the ᚼ (Hagall) and ᛒ (Bjarkan) runes

1. (writing) A type of ligature formed by two or more runes; most commonly with two or three runes sharing one or more common vertical strokes, or with several runes arranged vertically with their vertical strokes joined end-to-end.
   • 1867, George Stephens, The Old-northern Runic Monuments of Scandinavia and England, volume I, London: John Russell Smith, page 356:

     We have also 2 uncommon Bind-runes here, the OL in SOL and the ER in HUILER.