boccræft
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *bōkakraftu. Cognate with Old Saxon bōkkraft and Old High German buohkraft. Equivalent to bōc (“book”) + -cræft (“craft”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bōccræft m
- literature
- knowledge from books
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bōccræft | bōccræftas |
| accusative | bōccræft | bōccræftas |
| genitive | bōccræftes | bōccræfta |
| dative | bōccræfte | bōccræftum |
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