stocc

Old English

Alternative forms

• stoc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stokk, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz (“tree-trunk”). Akin to Old High German stoc (German Stock), Old Norse stokkr (“tree-trunk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stokk/, [stok]

Noun

stocc m

1. log
2. stump
3. stake, post
4. a post to which a person may be tied, stocks
5. trumpet, wooden trumpet

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stocc	stoccas
accusative	stocc	stoccas
genitive	stocces	stocca
dative	stocce	stoccum

Derived terms

• hēafodstocc

Descendants

• Middle English: stok, stokke, stoka, stoc, stocke, stook (hapax legomenon)
  • English: stock
  • Yola: stouck, stouk