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buoc

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Related to Old High German buoh, Old English bōc and Old Saxon bōk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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buoc m or n

  1. book
    Wi habbon that buok gelesan, anda hit was vilo guot.
    We have read the (that) book, and it was very good.
    • Die altmittel- und altniederfränkischen Psalmen und Glossen [The Old Middle and Old Low Franconian psalms and glosses]; Between 900 and 1000 CE;
      Fardiligon uuerthin fan buoke libbendero
      Let them be blotted out of the book of the living (KJV)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: boec
    • Dutch: boek (see there for further descendants)
    • Limburgish: book
    • Middle French: boucquain (via diminutive forms *boeckin, *boeckijn)