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Old English · noun

runstæf

Normalised rūnstæf

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈruːnˌstæf/
Syllables
ˈruːn · ˌstæf (2 syllables)
Modern English
runerunestaffletter

Meaning

  1. rune, letter

Declension

Declension of runstæf
SingularPlural
Nominative rūnstæfrūnstafas
Accusative rūnstæfrūnstafas
Genitive rūnstæfesrūnstafa
Dative rūnstæferūnstafum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rūnōstabaz, equivalent to rūn (“rune”) + stæf (“letter”)

Descendants

runestaff

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