bócstæf

bócstæf
m (-es/-stafas) letter, character [Ger buchstabe]

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • Buchstabe — Sm std. (8. Jh.), mhd. buochstap, buochstabe, ahd. buohstab, as. bōkstaf Stammwort. Aus wg. * bōk staba m. Buchstabe , auch in ae. bōcstæf, daraus entlehnt anord. bókstafr. Verdeutlichende Komposition des alten * bōk s Buchstabe durch das Wort… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • letter — {{11}}letter (n.1) c.1200, graphic symbol, alphabetic sign, written character, from O.Fr. letre (10c., Mod.Fr. lettre) character, letter; missive, note, in plural, literature, writing, learning, from L. littera (also litera) letter of the… …   Etymology dictionary

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