runestave

English

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Etymology

From Middle English run-staf (attested in the plural as run-staven), from Old English rūnstæf, from Proto-West Germanic *rūnustab, from Proto-Germanic *rūnōstabaz, equivalent to rune +‎ stave and/or rune +‎ staff. Cognate with Old High German rūnstab, rūnstafa, Danish runestav, Swedish runstav, Faroese rúnastavur. Compare English bookstave.

Noun

runestave (plural runestaves)

  1. A runic letter or character.

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