בילדערשריפֿט

Yiddish

Etymology

בילדער (bilder, “pictures”) +‎ שריפֿט (shrift, “writing”). Compare German Bilderschrift.

Noun

בילדערשריפֿט • (bildershrift) f

1. picture-writing, hieroglyphics

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בילדערשריפֿט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN