bæcere

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bakārī, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz, corresponding to *bæc +‎ -ere. Cognate with Old Saxon bakkāri, bekkeri, Old High German bekkāri, beckāri (>German Bäcker), Old Norse bakari (Swedish bagare).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæ.ke.re/

Noun

bæcere m

  1. baker (person who bakes and sells bread, etc)

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative bæcere bæceras
accusative bæcere bæceras
genitive bæceres bæcera
dative bæcere bæcerum

Descendants

  • Middle English: bakere, backer, backere
    • English: baker
    • Scots: bakar, baikar
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