"bókstafr" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *bōkstabaz, equivalent to bók + stafr. Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*stebʰ-}}, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*bōkstabaz}} Proto-Germanic *bōkstabaz, {{com|non|bók|stafr}} bók + stafr Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} bókstafr m, {{non-noun|m}} bókstafr m Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-a|bókstaf}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=bókstafana|api=bókstafa|asd=bókstafinn|asi=bókstaf|dpd=bókstafunum|dpi=bókstafum|dsd=bókstafinum|dsi=bókstafi|g=masculine|gpd=bókstafanna|gpi=bókstafa|gsd=bókstafsins|gsi=bókstafs|notes=|npd=bókstafarnir|npi=bókstafar|nsd=bókstafrinn|nsi=bókstafr|stem=strong a-stem|title=bókstafr}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafr|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafrinn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafarnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstaf|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafinn|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafa|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafana|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafi|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafinum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafs|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafa|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|bókstafanna|gpd}} Forms: strong [table-tags], bókstafr [indefinite, nominative, singular], bókstafrinn [definite, nominative, singular], bókstafar [indefinite, nominative, plural], bókstafarnir [definite, nominative, plural], bókstaf [accusative, indefinite, singular], bókstafinn [accusative, definite, singular], bókstafa [accusative, indefinite, plural], bókstafana [accusative, definite, plural], bókstafi [dative, indefinite, singular], bókstafinum [dative, definite, singular], bókstafum [dative, indefinite, plural], bókstafunum [dative, definite, plural], bókstafs [genitive, indefinite, singular], bókstafsins [definite, genitive, singular], bókstafa [genitive, indefinite, plural], bókstafanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a letter of the alphabet Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bókstafr-non-noun-EPCQwfAr Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header

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        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bókstafi",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bókstafinum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bókstafum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bókstafunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bókstafs",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bókstafsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bókstafa",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bókstafanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse compound terms",
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stebʰ-",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a letter of the alphabet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bókstafr"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old Norse dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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