casere
Middle English
Alternative forms
- kasere
- caser, casare, kasar (Northern)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English cāsere, alteration of earlier cāser, cāsaer, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of kayser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaːzər(ə)/, /ˈkazər(ə)/
Noun
casere (plural caseres)
- (Northern or Early Middle English) An emperor (of Rome or the Holy Roman Empire)
- Synonyms: emperour, kayser
Descendants
- Middle Scots: casar, casere, cazard
References
- “cāsere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old English
Alternative forms
- cāsaer, cāser
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Latin Caesar. The original form must have been cāser (attested in the East Anglian royal genealogy and the Rituale Ecclesiae Dunelmensis, and, as cāsaer, in the Liber Vitae Dunelmensis), which is why "empress" is cāseren and not *cāsestre. The final -e was added later by analogy with the suffix -ere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.se.re/, [ˈkɑː.ze.re]
Noun
cāsere m
- emperor
Declension
Declension of casere (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cāsere | cāseras |
| accusative | cāsere | cāseras |
| genitive | cāseres | cāsera |
| dative | cāsere | cāserum |
Derived terms
- cāserdōm (“imperial rule”)
- cāseren (“empress”)
- cāserlīċ (“imperial”)
Descendants
- Middle English: casere, kasere; caser, casare, kasar
- Middle Scots: casar, casere, cazard