distaf

Middle English

Alternative forms

• distaffe, distaff, distafe, distæf, dysestafe

Etymology

From Old English distæf; see English distaff for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdistaf/

Noun

distaf (plural disstafes)

1. A distaff; a staff for spinning.

Descendants

• English: distaff

References

• “distaf (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-09.