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Old English · noun

bocstæf

Normalised bōcstæf

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈboːkˌstæf/
Syllables
ˈboːk · ˌstæf (2 syllables)
Modern English
bookstaffbookstavewrittenlettercharacter

Meaning

  1. written character, letter

Declension

Declension of bocstæf
SingularPlural
Nominative bōcstæfbōcstafas
Accusative bōcstæfbōcstafas
Genitive bōcstæfesbōcstafa
Dative bōcstæfebōcstafum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, corresponding to bōc (“book”) + stæf (“staff”). Compare German Buchstabe.

Descendants

bookstaff, bookstave

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