rune-staffn.

Brit.

/ˈruːnstɑːf/,

/ˈruːnstaf/, U.S.

/ˈrunˌstæf/

Forms: 1700s run-staff, 1800s– rune-staff.

Origin: A borrowing from Swedish. Etymon: Swedish runstav.

Etymology: < Swedish runstav (17th cent. denoting both a staff inscribed with runes and a runic calendar; < runa , run rune n.² + stav staff n.¹), with remodelling of the second element after staff n.¹ and (later) of the first element after rune n.² Compare also Danish runstav (18th cent.). Compare also rune-stave n.

1. A magic wand inscribed with runes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > wand

wanda1400

charming-rod1601

staffa1616

rune-staff1705

1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 2029 He tells us of wonderful performances, said to have been wrought by the means of their Scipio Runicus, or Runstaff.

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 359 (note) Then the victor gave a rune-staff to the shepherd.

1903 R. Proctor tr. Story of Laxdalers lxxvi. 238 There was found also a brooch, and a mickle rune-staff.

1977 S. R. Donaldson Illearth War (1978) i. i. 6 He had gone with the Lords on their Quest for the Staff of Law, Berek's rune staff which had been lost.

2007 J. Harris Runemarks ix. 487 The runestaff only brushed Odin's wrist—but it burned like hot iron and the force of it sent him sprawling.

2. A runic calendar, a clog-almanac. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > reckoning of time > calendar > [noun] > specific calendars

Gregorian Calendarc1275

Julian Calendarc1275

fastia1387

almanacc1392

prognostication1486

shepherd's calendar1506

ephemeris1559

perpetual almanac?1566

perpetual calendar1577

ephemeris1647

primstaff1662

rim-stock1662

parapegma1671

Poor Robin1708

menologium1709

menologion1727

rune-staff1753

Liberian Calendar1754

parapegm1755

timetable1758

prognosticator1779

Hindu calendar1795

Moore's Almanac1806

Moorea1821

numeral1853

Advent calendar1867

paddywhack almanac1875

paddy1876

Islamic calendar1912

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Almanac Almanacs of this kind are known by various names.., as rimstocks,..runstaffs,..clogs, &c.

1851 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. 3 53/1 The ancient Clog or Rune-staff..has been extirpated by the printed calendar.

1892 A. K. Hopkins Daughter of Druids vi. 95 The ancient rune-staff and the modern almanac which have preserved this figure have always been held in a mystic veneration.

1916 C. M. Doughty Titans v. 122 Men reverence him: priests lay up, at his death; And dedicate in the Temple, that rune-staff, Of his; which ciphered erst, in sliding dust.

1976 B. Oinas & F. J. Oinas tr. G. Ränk Old Estonia vi. 118 Pieces of boards or sticks on which the weekdays..were marked by means of cuts. These were wooden calendars, more generally known as runestaffs.

2004 P. Watkins Fellowship of Ghosts v. 81 Early Scandinavians created Rune Staffs, oval wooden rings marked with the symbols of various saints, as a way of marking time throughout the year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rune-staff
释义	rune-staffn. Brit. /ˈruːnstɑːf/, /ˈruːnstaf/, U.S. /ˈrunˌstæf/ Forms: 1700s run-staff, 1800s– rune-staff. Origin: A borrowing from Swedish. Etymon: Swedish runstav. Etymology: < Swedish runstav (17th cent. denoting both a staff inscribed with runes and a runic calendar; < runa , run rune n.² + stav staff n.¹), with remodelling of the second element after staff n.¹ and (later) of the first element after rune n.² Compare also Danish runstav (18th cent.). Compare also rune-stave n. 1. A magic wand inscribed with runes. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > wand wanda1400 charming-rod1601 staffa1616 rune-staff1705 1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 2029 He tells us of wonderful performances, said to have been wrought by the means of their Scipio Runicus, or Runstaff. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 359 (note) Then the victor gave a rune-staff to the shepherd. 1903 R. Proctor tr. Story of Laxdalers lxxvi. 238 There was found also a brooch, and a mickle rune-staff. 1977 S. R. Donaldson Illearth War (1978) i. i. 6 He had gone with the Lords on their Quest for the Staff of Law, Berek's rune staff which had been lost. 2007 J. Harris Runemarks ix. 487 The runestaff only brushed Odin's wrist—but it burned like hot iron and the force of it sent him sprawling. 2. A runic calendar, a clog-almanac. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > calendar > [noun] > specific calendars Gregorian Calendarc1275 Julian Calendarc1275 fastia1387 almanacc1392 prognostication1486 shepherd's calendar1506 ephemeris1559 perpetual almanac?1566 perpetual calendar1577 ephemeris1647 primstaff1662 rim-stock1662 parapegma1671 Poor Robin1708 menologium1709 menologion1727 rune-staff1753 Liberian Calendar1754 parapegm1755 timetable1758 prognosticator1779 Hindu calendar1795 Moore's Almanac1806 Moorea1821 numeral1853 Advent calendar1867 paddywhack almanac1875 paddy1876 Islamic calendar1912 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Almanac Almanacs of this kind are known by various names.., as rimstocks,..runstaffs,..clogs, &c. 1851 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. 3 53/1 The ancient Clog or Rune-staff..has been extirpated by the printed calendar. 1892 A. K. Hopkins Daughter of Druids vi. 95 The ancient rune-staff and the modern almanac which have preserved this figure have always been held in a mystic veneration. 1916 C. M. Doughty Titans v. 122 Men reverence him: priests lay up, at his death; And dedicate in the Temple, that rune-staff, Of his; which ciphered erst, in sliding dust. 1976 B. Oinas & F. J. Oinas tr. G. Ränk Old Estonia vi. 118 Pieces of boards or sticks on which the weekdays..were marked by means of cuts. These were wooden calendars, more generally known as runestaffs. 2004 P. Watkins Fellowship of Ghosts v. 81 Early Scandinavians created Rune Staffs, oval wooden rings marked with the symbols of various saints, as a way of marking time throughout the year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1705
随便看	user id user input user interface user interfaces user log-in user login user manual user name user names user password user profile user requirement user review user right user support user survey user testing user-assigned user-centred user-created user-definable user-defined user-driven user-friendliness user-friendly