Oker

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, profiteering, racket"), Dutch woeker ("usury"), Old English wōcor ("increase, growth, fruit, usury"), Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐌺𐍂𐍃 ("interest, usury, tax"), Latin augere ("to increase"). More at eke, wax.

Alternative forms

• ocker, occur, ockar, okir, okkir

Full definition of oker

Noun

1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Interest on money; usury; increase.

Verb

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

Derived terms

• okerer
• okering

Noun

1. (mineralogy) Alternative form of ocher