Reconstruction:Old English/cere

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kaʀjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈke.re/

Noun

*cere m

1. vessel-maker
2. keeper

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	*cere	*ceras
accusative	*cere	*ceras
genitive	*ceres	*cera
dative	*cere	*cerum

Related terms

• castenere

Derived terms

• bēocere
• *tincere
  • Middle English: tynkere
    • English: tinker
    • Scots: tinker