"stæfgefeg" meaning in Old English

See stæfgefeg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstæf.jeˌfeːj/, [ˈstæv.jeˌfeːj]
Etymology: From stæf (“letter”) + ġefēġ (“joining, combination”). Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=stæfġefēġ|head2=|sort=}} stæfġefēġ n, {{ang-noun|n|head=stæfġefēġ}} stæfġefēġ n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|stæfġefēġ}}, {{ang-decl-noun|stæfġefēġ|stæfġefēġ|stæfġefēġ|stæfġefēġ|stæfġefēġes|stæfġefēġa|stæfġefēġe|stæfġefēġum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: stæfġefēġ [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], stæfġefēġ [nominative, singular], stæfġefēġ [nominative, plural], stæfġefēġ [accusative, singular], stæfġefēġ [accusative, plural], stæfġefēġes [genitive, singular], stæfġefēġa [genitive, plural], stæfġefēġe [dative, singular], stæfġefēġum [dative, plural]
  1. a combination of letters
    Sense id: en-stæfgefeg-ang-noun-05Vcplqj
  2. (grammar) a syllable
    Sense id: en-stæfgefeg-ang-noun-2uHflmCS Categories (other): Grammar, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Grammar Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 7 39 15 34 5 Disambiguation of Grammar: 4 75 6 10 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (when formed of two letters) diphthong
    Sense id: en-stæfgefeg-ang-noun-jb1ocCtv Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Phonetics Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 7 39 15 34 5 Disambiguation of Phonetics: 0 0 100 0 0
  4. formation of letter in writing
    Sense id: en-stæfgefeg-ang-noun-8vwC8WSG Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 7 39 15 34 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 7 2 81 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 6 2 82 5
  5. letters
    Sense id: en-stæfgefeg-ang-noun-etjb5dvt
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stæfġefēġ",
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    },
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "stæfġefēġes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "stæfġefēġe",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "stæfġefēġum",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    }
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        {
          "english": "[Latin] Syllaba is a syllable ended in a breath.",
          "text": "c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice\nSyllaba is stæfġefēġ on ānre orþung ġeendod.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈstæf.jeˌfeːj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstæv.jeˌfeːj]"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstæf.jeˌfeːj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstæv.jeˌfeːj]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stæfgefeg"
}

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