bocere

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bōkārī, from Proto-Germanic *bōkārijaz. Cognate with Old Saxon bōkeri, Old High German buohhāri, Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (bōkareis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboː.ke.re/

Noun

bōcere m

  1. a writer, scribe
  2. an author
  3. a learned man
  4. an instructor

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative bōcere bōceras
accusative bōcere bōceras
genitive bōceres bōcera
dative bōcere bōcerum

Descendants

  • Middle English: bokere