Latin

Noun

bercāria f ‎(genitive bercāriae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a sheepcote; a small building for sheltering sheep.

Usage notes

• R. E. Latham's Revised Medieval Latin Word-List translates bercāria as sheepfold ‎(“a pen for enclosing sheep”), C. Dyer's research^[1] states that this is incorrect and should be translated as sheepcote ‎(“a small building for sheltering sheep”).

Declension

First declension.

Alternative forms

Related terms

• barcarius
• brebicarius

Descendants

• English: bercary

Noun

bercāria f ‎(genitive bercāriae); first declension

1. a tannery

Declension

First declension.

Related terms

• barcō
• bercārius

References

• BERCARIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

1. ↑ Christopher Dyer, Sheepcotes: Evidence for Medieval Sheepfarming, University of Birmingham