oker

Definition of oker

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(dialectal)Interest on money; usury; increase.

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noun

(dialectal)Interest on money; usury; increase.
(alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable)Obsolete form of ochre.
(alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of oka (“unit of measurement”).

“Comparatively speaking, the Greek peasantry are wealthy; — a circumstance which, in most cases, produces contentment in the matrimonial state. I say wealthy, because, even in the interior of the country, a peasant can always gain his drachma per day; out of which he will buy an oker of bread (two pounds and a half,) which will cost him twenty-four leptas; […]”

verb

(dialectal, transitive)To increase (in price); add to.

adj

(comparative, form-of)comparative form of OK: more OK

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Etymology

From Middle English oker, okur, okir, okyr, ocker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to add, increase”). Cognate with Scots ocker (“usury”),…

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From Middle English oker, okur, okir, okyr, ocker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to add, increase”). Cognate with Scots ocker (“usury”), Icelandic ókur (“usury”), Swedish ocker (“usury”), German Wucher (“usury”), Dutch woeker (“usury”), Old English wōcor (“increase, growth, fruit, usury”), Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐌺𐍂𐍃 (wōkrs, “interest, usury, tax”), Latin augere (“to increase”). More at eke, wax.

Anagrams of oker

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Words you can make from oker

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3-letter words

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