beocere
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *bijakārī (“beekeeper”, literally “beehiver”), derived from *bijakaʀ (“beehive”), equivalent to bēo + *cere (“vessel-maker”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch bijker (“beekeeper”), Dutch Low Saxon bijker (“beekeeper”), French bigre ("woodsman"; via Old French bigre and Medieval Latin bigrius, bigarus (“forester, beekeeper”)).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bēocere m
Declension[edit]
Declension of beocere (strong ja-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “imker”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute