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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

stav.

a staff, a rod

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsdæˀw]

  1. a staff, a rod

    common-gender

  2. a branch (used for hiking)

    common-gender

  3. a branch (used for hiking) a pole (used for skiing etc.)

    common-gender

  4. a rod (rod cell in the eye)

    common-gender

  5. hockey stick

    common-gender

  6. a weapon, baton

    common-gender

  7. a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)

    common-gender · historical
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish staf, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ (staba), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

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