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
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þā sunderhālgan and ðā bōceras, þe beciddon þæt Crīst mid þām synfullum mannum hine ġerēordode, wǣron mid twyfealdum ġedwylde befangene...
      The Pharisees and the scribes who complained that Christ took meals with sinful men were possessed with a twofold error...
  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
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