beocere

Old English

Etymology

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”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe͜oː.ke.re/

Noun

bēocere m

1. beekeeper

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bēocere	bēoceras
accusative	bēocere	bēoceras
genitive	bēoceres	bēocera
dative	bēocere	bēocerum

Synonyms

• bēoċeorl