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English
Noun
booke (plural bookes)
- Archaic spelling of book.
1592, R. G., The Third And Last Part Of Conny-Catching. (1592):TO ALL SVCH AS HAVE receiued either pleasure or profite by the two former published bookes of this Argument: And to all beside, that desire to know the wonderfull slie deuises of this hellish crew of Conny-catchers.
1594, Christopher Marlowe, Massacre at Paris:Scene 10: Enter five or sixe Protestants with bookes, and kneele together.
1606, anonymous author, “Sir Gyles Goosecappe”, in A Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. III:Now in good truth I wood theis bookes were burnd That rapp men from their friends before their time, How does my uncles friend, no other name I need give him, to whom I give my selfe.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Verb
booke
- inflection of booker:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
booke
- Alternative form of bouk
Etymology 2
Noun
booke
- Alternative form of bouk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English book (verb).
Verb
booke (imperative book, present tense booker, passive bookes, simple past and past participle booka or booket, present participle bookende)
- to book (reserve)
References
- “booke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “booke” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English book (verb).
Verb
booke (present tense bookar, past tense booka, past participle booka, passive infinitive bookast, present participle bookande, imperative booke/book)
- to book (reserve)
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