namboc

Old English

Alternative forms

• nombōc

Etymology

Equivalent to nama +‎ bōc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑmˌboːk/

Noun

nambōc f (nominative plural nambēċ)

1. book in which names are written; register

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	nambōc	nambēċ
accusative	nambōc	nambēċ
genitive	nambēċ, nambōce	nambōca
dative	nambēċ	nambōcum

Descendants

• Middle English: *name-bok, *name-boke
  • English: namebook

References

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