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
- a writer, scribe
- an author
- a learned man
- an instructor
Declension
Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bōcere | bōceras |
| accusative | bōcere | bōceras |
| genitive | bōceres | bōcera |
| dative | bōcere | bōcerum |
Descendants
- Middle English: bokere
- English: booker