Runology is the study of the Runic alphabets, Runic inscriptions and their history. Runology forms a specialized branch of Germanic linguistics. ==History== Runology was initiated by Johannes Bureus (1568-1652) who was very interested in the linguistics of the Geatish language (Götiska språket), i.e. Old Norse. However, he did not look at the ru...
study of runes
• (n.) The science of runes.
Ru·nol'o·gy noun [ Rune + - logy .] The science of runes. --