"bocstaff" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈboːkˌstaf/, /ˈboːkˌstaːv(ə)/
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bōcstæf||letter, written character}} Old English bōcstæf (“letter, written character”), {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bōkastabaz}} Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, {{cog|da|bogstav}} Danish bogstav, {{cog|fo|bókstavur}} Faroese bókstavur, {{cog|de|Buchstabe}} German Buchstabe, {{cog|is|bókstafur}} Icelandic bókstafur, {{cog|no|bokstav}} Norwegian bokstav, {{cog|sv|bokstav}} Swedish bokstav Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} bocstaff
  1. letter, written character Synonyms: bokrune, lettre, bocstaf, bookstaff, bookstave
    Sense id: en-bocstaff-enm-noun-vpyHNEkE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
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