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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

  1. a quiver for arrows

  2. a case, container

  3. a sheath

Declension

Declension of cocer
SingularPlural
Nominative cocercoceras
Accusative cocercoceras
Genitive cocerescocera
Dative cocerecocerum

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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