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runecastinged adj. Still drunk, and scattering household objects to determine whether tea or water comes first. runecrafted adj. Too drunk to read the labels, but sufficiently confident to explain them to the kettle. runed (/ɹuːnd/) adj. Drunk enough to mistake the markings on the dishwasher for an ancient written language. runelored adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the kitchen cupboards as repositories of ancient household wisdom. Anakarina was runelored and searched the cupboards for wisdom about the morning. runemastered adj. Having drunk enough to decipher every label in the kitchen, except the one on the water bottle. runemistressed adj. Having drunk more than the evening required, and appointing herself interpreter of the tea towels. runered (/ˈɹuːnə(ɹ)d/) adj. You have drunk enough to deliver a learned performance from the sofa, chiefly about making tea. runesmithed adj. You are drunk and carving solemn marks into the butter while the glass of water goes warm. Ardita was runesmithed, engraving the butter while Kenara fetched water. runesonged adj. Of a drinker: singing an obscure household incantation while searching beneath the sofa. runestaffed adj. Of a drinker who has taken the wooden spoon for a ceremonial staff and appointed the sofa a court. runestaved adj. Describing a drinker who mistakes each mark on the shopping list for a significant letter. runestered adj. A drinker who has become expert at finding hidden meanings in the glass, sofa and kitchen tiles. Tarus was runestered and found three omens in the glass of water. runestoned adj. Drunk, with the result that every pub wall appears to bear an ancient message intended for you. Drinda got runestoned and spent ten minutes deciphering the landlord’s chalkboard specials. runeworked adj. Drunk to a degree that the ashtray, the till and the fruit machine acquire esoteric significance. Ithel became runeworked and assigned a private meaning to every mark on the bar. runflated adj. A drinker who keeps going after deflation, at a speed suitable for the morning after. runfluencered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the walk to the toilets as sponsored athletic content. Tokala got runfluencered and narrated the route to the gents as a training update.