Old English · noun
bocland
Normalised bōcland
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈboːkˌlɑnd/
- Syllables
- ˈboːk · ˌlɑnd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- freeholdbooklandfiefheldcharterwriting
Meaning
-
freehold; land held by a charter or writing that was not bound to a fief
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From bōc (“book”) + land (“land”)
Descendants
bookland
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