schakere

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From schaken (“to shake”) +‎ -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaːkər(ə)/, /ˈʃakər(ə)/

Noun

schakere (Late Middle English, rare)

  1. A shaker; something which shakes.
  2. A boaster or lecher; a disruptively immoral individual.
  3. A sieve or riddle.

Descendants

  • English: shaker
  • >? Middle Scots: *schakar
    • Scots: shaker, shakker (possibly formed anew)

References

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