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

Declension of bæcere (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bæcere	bæceras
accusative	bæcere	bæceras
genitive	bæceres	bæcera
dative	bæcere	bæcerum

Related terms

• bæcestre

Descendants

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