Definition: runic

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

runic
     adj : relating to or consisting of runes; "runic inscription"

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Runic \Ru"nic\, a.
   Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as,
   runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme.

   Runic staff. See Clog almanac, under Clog.

   Runic wand, a willow wand bearing runes, formerly thought
      to have been used by the heathen tribes of Northern Europe
      in magical ceremonies.

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10) 

runic

   <jargon> Obscure, consisting of runes.

   VMS fans sometimes refer to Unix as "RUnix".  Unix fans
   return the compliment by expanding VMS to "Very Messy Syntax"
   or "Vachement Mauvais Systeme" (French; literally "Cowlike Bad
   System", idiomatically "Bitchy Bad System").

   (1996-09-17)

Source: Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) 

runic adj. Syn. obscure. VMS fans sometimes refer to Unix as `Runix';
   Unix fans return the compliment by expanding VMS to `Very Messy Syntax'
   or `Vachement Mauvais Syste`me' (French idiom, "Hugely Bad System").