runish adjective3 •Of or relating to runes, runic inscription, or runic language; runic.Hundreds of these Golden Ornaments — Rank-decorations, Family Medals, Gift- pieces, Amulets, or whatever else they may have been — have no letters at all, either runish or otherwise. — 1884 •Mysterious; strange.Baltazar is stunned with fear as he watches the floating hand carve mysterious "runisch sauez" (runish writings) (1544-45) in the wall. — 2003 •Rough, violent. formsmore runish · most runish