stæf

See also: Stäf

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stabaz, whence also Old High German stab, Old Norse stafr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstæf/

Noun

stæf m (nominative plural stafas)

staff (pole, line)
(grammar) letter, written character

Declension

Declension of stæf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stæf	stafas
accusative	stæf	stafas
genitive	stæfes	stafa
dative	stæfe	stafum

Derived Terms

ārstafas ("help, kindness", with stafas)
bōcstæf ("letter", with bōc)
stæflīċ
wyrdstæf (“fate's fiat”)

Synonyms

(letter): bōcstæf

Descendants

Middle English: staf
- Scots: staf, staff, staif, stave
- English: staff, stave

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