bókstafr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōkstabaz, equivalent to bók +‎ stafr.

Noun

bókstafr m

  1. a letter of the alphabet

Declension

Declension of bókstafr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bókstafr bókstafrinn bókstafar bókstafarnir
accusative bókstaf bókstafinn bókstafa bókstafana
dative bókstafi bókstafinum bókstafum bókstafunum
genitive bókstafs bókstafsins bókstafa bókstafanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bókstafur
  • Faroese: bókstavur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bokstav
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bokstav
  • Old Swedish: bōkstaver
  • Danish: bogstav

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bókstafr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 64; also available at the Internet Archive
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