"bookfell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bookfells [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bocfel (“parchment”), from Old English bōcfell (“parchment, vellum”), equivalent to book + fell. Cognate with Old High German buohfel, puohfell (“parchment”), Middle High German buohvël (“parchment”), Old Norse bókfell (“parchment”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bocfel|t=parchment}} Middle English bocfel (“parchment”), {{inh|en|ang|bōcfell|t=parchment, vellum}} Old English bōcfell (“parchment, vellum”), {{af|en|book|fell}} book + fell, {{cog|goh|buohfel}} Old High German buohfel, {{m|goh|puohfell|t=parchment}} puohfell (“parchment”), {{cog|gmh|buohvël|t=parchment}} Middle High German buohvël (“parchment”), {{cog|non|bókfell|t=parchment}} Old Norse bókfell (“parchment”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bookfell (plural bookfells)
  1. A skin prepared for writing upon; a sheet of vellum or parchment; paper.
    Sense id: en-bookfell-en-noun-gOA3h8G3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. A vellum or parchment manuscript.
    Sense id: en-bookfell-en-noun-z4-VlF54

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