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Old English · noun

beoceorl

Normalised bēoċeorl

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈbe͜oːˌt͡ʃe͜orl/
[ˈbe͜oːˌt͡ʃe͜orˠl]
Syllables
ˈbe͜oː · ˌt͡ʃe͜orl (2 syllables)
Modern English
bee-manbeemanbeekeeper

Meaning

  1. beekeeper

Declension

Declension of beoceorl
SingularPlural
Nominative bēoċeorlbēoċeorlas
Accusative bēoċeorlbēoċeorlas
Genitive bēoċeorlesbēoċeorla
Dative bēoċeorlebēoċeorlum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Likely an alteration of earlier bēocere assimilated as though from bēo + ċeorl.

Descendants

bee-man, beeman

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