bóc-stæf
- noun [ masculine ]
Grammar
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 .
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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 .
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Ðæt he him bócstafas arǽdde and arehte
that he [Daniel] should read and explain the characters to them,
- 212 ;
- Th. 262, 7 ;
- Dan. 740 .
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Hwá wrát bócstafas ǽrest
who first wrote letters?
- Salm. Kmbl. 200, 23 :
- 192, 6 .
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Bócstafa
of letters,
- Salm. Kmbl. 199 ;
- Sal. 99 .
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Wæs se beám bócstafum awriten
the beam was inscribed with letters,
- Elen. Kmbl. 182 ;
- El. 91 .
Derived forms
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “bóc-stæf.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/4786.
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