pocc
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swell”).
Noun
pocc m
- pock, pustule, ulcer
Declension
Declension of pocc (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pocc | poccas |
| accusative | pocc | poccas |
| genitive | pocces | pocca |
| dative | pocce | poccum |
Descendants
- Middle English: pok
- English: pock, pox
- Scots: pock
References
- pocc in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary