bakere

See also: bakëre

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

bakere

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bakeren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• backer, backere

Etymology

From Old English bæcere, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”); equivalent to baken +‎ -er.

Noun

bakere

1. baker
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 4323-4325:

     Loke of Egipt the king, daun Pharao,
     His bakere and his boteler also,
     Wher they ne felte noon effect in dremes.

     Consider the king of Egypt, lord Pharaoh,
     His baker and his butler also,
     Whether or not they felt any effect in dreams.

Synonyms

• bakestere (“baxter”)

Related terms

• baken

Descendants

• English: baker
• Scots: bakar, baikar

References

• “bā̆kere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bakere m

1. indefinite plural of baker