"bocstæf" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈboːkˌstæf/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, corresponding to bōc (“book”) + stæf (“staff”). Compare German Buchstabe. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*bōkastabaz}} Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, {{compound|ang|bōc|stæf|t1=book|t2=staff}} bōc (“book”) + stæf (“staff”), {{cog|de|Buchstabe}} German Buchstabe Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=bōcstæf|sort=}} bōcstæf m, {{ang-noun|m|head=bōcstæf}} bōcstæf m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|bōcstæf|bōcstaf}}, {{ang-decl-noun|bōcstæf|bōcstafas|bōcstæf|bōcstafas|bōcstæfes|bōcstafa|bōcstæfe|bōcstafum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: bōcstæf [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], bōcstæf [nominative, singular], bōcstafas [nominative, plural], bōcstæf [accusative, singular], bōcstafas [accusative, plural], bōcstæfes [genitive, singular], bōcstafa [genitive, plural], bōcstæfe [dative, singular], bōcstafum [dative, plural]
  1. (grammar) written character, letter Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-bocstæf-ang-noun-QsrTOLHO Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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