bocstaff
Middle English
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/
Synonyms
- bokrune
- lettre
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