Bookstave
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʊk.steɪv/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bookstave is a noun meaning Alternative form of bookstaff (“letter, alphabetic symbol”).
Meaning
Alternative form of bookstaff (“letter, alphabetic symbol”).
Example Sentences
'I can't read bookstaves, but Holiday learned himself,' said Softly. […] 'He learned me a bare five bookstaves, but it was enough to read a whole word.'
The poetic dialogue between Solomon and Saturn not only calls the rune for R the “best of bookstaves” (bocstafa brego), but it also spells out the Pater Noster, acrostically with runes, […]
[…] “[Doctor Martin] had undercut the pope, cardinals, and the great bishops, ... he had proved they could not offer so much as a bookstave from holy scripture to prove that their great power and lordship were based on God's command.
Word Forms
- bookstaves
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include runestaff, bed-staves, quarter-stave, crossstaff, stadle, vine-staff.
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