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bóc-stæf

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
bóc-stæf, es; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; g. -stafa; d. -stafum; m.
A bookstaf, a letter, character; litera, character = χαρακτήρ
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  • Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstafas

    they cut upon his weapon a heap of fatal marks, baleful letters,

      Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162.
  • Engel Drihtnes wrát in wáge worda gerýnu baswe bócstafas

    the angel of the Lord wrote on the wall mysteries of words in crimson letters,

      Cd. 210; Th. 261, 10; Dan. 724.
  • Ðæt he him bócstafas arǽdde and arehte

    that he [Daniel] should read and explain the characters to them,

      212; Th. 262, 7; Dan. 740.
  • Hwá wrát bócstafas ǽrest

    who first wrote letters?

      Salm. Kmbl. 200, 23: 192, 6.
  • Bócstafa

    of letters,

      Salm. Kmbl. 199; Sal. 99.
  • Wæs se beám bócstafum awriten

    the beam was inscribed with letters,

      Elen. Kmbl. 182; El. 91.
Derived forms
DER. stæf.
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