He who runes may rede it

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  • he may run that readeth it: Habakkuk 2.2 (often misquoted as “he who runs may read”)
  • to read runes
  • runes: the Runic alphabets are a set of related alphabets using letters known as runes, formerly used to write Germanic languages, mainly in Scandinavia and the British Isles. In all their varieties they may be considered an ancient writing system of Northern Europe
  • Rede: (German) speech
  • rede: (Middle English) sagacity, wisdom