arstafas
Old English
noun
Definitions
- (poetic) help, kindness
Etymology
Compound from Old English ār (grace, oar, glory, mercy, help, honor, honour, benefit, privilege, prosperity, favor, pardon, respect, bronze, copper, worth, brass, dignity, kindness, reverence, pity) + Old English stæf (letter, staff, grammarical, grammar).
Origin
Old English
stæf
Gloss
letter, staff, grammarical, grammar
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- oar English
- *airō Proto-Germanic
- *aizō Proto-Germanic
- *stabaz Proto-Germanic
- ardæde Old English
- arfæst Old English
- arleas Old English
- aryþ Old English
- bocstæf Old English
- stæf Old English
- stæfcræft Old English
- stæfleahter Old English
- stæflic Old English
- stæfrof Old English
- stæfwis Old English
- stæfwritere Old English
- woroldar Old English
- wyrdstæf Old English
- ār Old English
- are Middle English
- staf Middle English