Old English · noun
cocer
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈko.ker/
- Syllables
- ˈko · ker (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- cockercoggerquiverarrowssheathcontainer
Meaning
-
a quiver for arrows
-
a case, container
-
a sheath
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kokar, whence also Old Frisian koker, Old Saxon kokar (Dutch koker), Old High German kohhār (German Köcher). The origin of the West Germanic word is unknown, but note that a similar word can be found in Turkic and Mongolic languages: see Proto-Mongolic *kökexür for more.
Descendants
cocker, cogger
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