| 单词 | primstaff |
| 释义 | Definition of primstaff in English:primstaff(also primestaff) noun ˈprɪmstafˈprɪmstɑːf historical
OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From a form in a Scandinavian language (compare Norwegian primstav, Swedish primstav, Danish primstav) from the Scandinavian base of Swedish prim new moon + the Scandinavian base of Swedish stav staff, stick. The Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish compounds all denote a special kind of runic calendar or almanac, consisting of a long flat stick (or occasionally other flat piece of wood) with markings engraved on its side which could be used to compute dates, festival days, and phases of the moon. Definition of primstaff in US English:primstaff(also primestaff) noun historical
OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From a form in a Scandinavian language (compare Norwegian primstav, Swedish primstav, Danish primstav) from the Scandinavian base of Swedish prim new moon + the Scandinavian base of Swedish stav staff, stick. The Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish compounds all denote a special kind of runic calendar or almanac, consisting of a long flat stick (or occasionally other flat piece of wood) with markings engraved on its side which could be used to compute dates, festival days, and phases of the moon. |
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