runestaff

English

Alternative forms

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. Cognate with Old High German rūnstab, rūnstafa, Danish runestav, Swedish runstav, Faroese rúnastavur. Compare English bookstaff. By surface analysis, rune +‎ staff.

Noun

runestaff (plural runestaffs or runestaves)

  1. (archaic or puristic) A runic letter or character.
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