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rune-stave
rune-stave Now only arch. [OE. r{uacu}n-stæf, f. r{uacu}n roun rune2) + stæf staff, stave; cf. OHG. rûnstab, OIcel. r{uacu}nastafr.] A runic letter or symbol.Beowulf 1695 Swa wæs..þurh run-stafas rihte ᵹemearcod. c 1000 ælfric Homilies (Thorpe) II. 358 Ðurh drycræft oððe ðurh runstafum. c 1205 Lay. ...
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Bryggen Runic inscription 257
It is noted for its similarities to the Eddaic poem Skírnismál (particularly stanza 36); as a rare example of a poetic rune-stave inscription; and of runes
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The Husband's Message
Lines 49-50 of The Husband’s Message speak of a rune-stave, which is used as a sense of personification.
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staff
▪ I. staff, n.1 (stɑːf, -æ-) Pl. staves (steɪvz), staffs (stɑːfs, -æ-). Forms: 1 stæb, (stab-, steb-), 1–2 stef, 1–4 stæf, 1–6 staf, 3 oblique stæve, steave, 3–4 oblique stave, 4–7 stafe, 4–8, (9 arch.) staffe, 5–6 Sc. staif, 6 stayffe, Sc. stalf, (stafte), 4–7 gen. sing. staves, 3– staff; pl. 1 sta...
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