bocere

Old English

Alternative forms

• bēcere

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

Declension of bocere (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bōcere	bōceras
accusative	bōcere	bōceras
genitive	bōceres	bōcera
dative	bōcere	bōcerum

Descendants

• Middle English: bokere
  • English: booker