"Staff" meaning in Low German

See Staff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [staf] Forms: Stääv [plural]
Etymology: From Old Saxon staf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. Cognate with German Stab, Dutch staf, English staff, Icelandic stafur. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|osx|staf}} Old Saxon staf, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*stab}} Proto-West Germanic *stab, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*stabaz}} Proto-Germanic *stabaz, {{cog|de|Stab}} German Stab, {{cog|nl|staf}} Dutch staf, {{cog|en|staff}} English staff, {{cog|is|stafur}} Icelandic stafur Head templates: {{nds-noun|m|Stääv}} Staff m (plural Stääv), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. staff, stick, rod Tags: German-Low-German, masculine
    Sense id: en-Staff-nds-noun-PuXyoDx7
  2. staff, employees Tags: German-Low-German, masculine
    Sense id: en-Staff-nds-noun-yTG-JjTs Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
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    },
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      "expansion": "Dutch staf",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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