bocan

See also: bòcan and bočan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboː.kɑn/

Noun

bōcan f pl

1. Alternative form of bocum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bócan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔxɡan/

Etymology 1

boc +‎ -an

Noun

bocan m (genitive singular bocain, plural bocanan)

1. small buck

Etymology 2

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Noun

bocan m (genitive singular bocain, plural bocain)

1. (tether-)stake
2. crook(ed staff)
3. hindrance

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “bocan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN