bookstaff
bookstaff · bookstaves · bookstaffs
A letter, a letter of the alphabet, a written characterA letter, a letter of the alphabet, a written character.
/ˈbʊkˌstæf/
Значение
значений: 1(архаичное)A letter, a letter of the alphabet, a written character.
Происхождение
From Middle English bocstaff (“letter, written character”), from Old English bōcstæf (“letFrom Middle English bocstaff (“letter, written character”), from Old English bōcstæf (“letter, written symbol”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōkstab, from Proto-Germanic *bōkstabaz (“beechwood staff; written character”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Boukstäf, Dutch boekstaaf, German Low German Bookstaav, German Buchstabe, Danish bogstav, Swedish bokstav, Norwegian Bokmål bokstav, Norwegian Nynorsk bokstav, Faroese bókstavur, Icelandic bókstafur. Likely a semirevival of the Old English term. By surface analysis, book + staff.
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Формы
мн. число: bookstaves / bookstaffsОднокоренные
связанных слов: 1Связанныеrunestaff