- bóccræft
- m (-es/-as) learning, science
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
bóccræftig — adj book learned, book crafty, learned in the Bible … Old to modern English dictionary
literature — (n.) late 14c., from L. literatura/litteratura learning, a writing, grammar, originally writing formed with letters, from litera/littera letter (see LETTER (Cf. letter) (n.1)). Originally book learning (it replaced O.E. boccræft), the meaning… … Etymology dictionary