boec

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch buoc, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Noun

boec m or n

  1. book
  2. book, tome, volume (of a larger work)

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative boec boeke
accusative boec boeke
genitive boecs boeke
dative boeke boeken
Strong neuter noun
singular plural
nominative boec boec, boeke
accusative boec boec, boeke
genitive boecs boeke
dative boeke boeken


Descendants

  • Dutch: boek (see there for further descendants)
  • Limburgish: book
  • ⇒ Middle French: boucquain (from a diminutive)

Further reading

  • “boec (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “boec (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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