English word origin

Etymology of ocker

From Middle English ocker, oker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”). More at oker.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

verb

To increase (in price); add to.

noun

Interest on money; usury; increase.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English ocker, oker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”). More at oker.

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Inherited-form mentionockerenm
Derivation mentionókrnon
Derivation mention*wōkrazgem-pro

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A boorish or uncultivated Australian.

adj

Uncultivated; boorish.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ocker, pet form of the name Oscar; popularised in a series of television sketches where the word was used as a general nickname.

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