bocstaff

Middle English

Alternative forms

bocstaf, bookstave, bookstaff

Etymology

From Old English bōcstæf (“letter, written character”), from bōc (“book”) + stæf (“staff, character”), from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Compare Danish bogstav, Faroese bókstavur, German Buchstabe, Icelandic bókstafur, Norwegian bokstav, Swedish bokstav.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boːkstaf/, /boːkstaːv/

Noun

bocstaff

letter, written character

Synonyms

bokrune
lettre

Descendants

English: bookstave, bookstaff

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