"bakere" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: backer [alternative], backere [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English bæcere, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”); equivalent to baken + -ere (agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bæcere}} Old English bæcere, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bakārijaz||baker}} Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”), {{af|enm|baken|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=agentive suffix}} baken + -ere (agentive suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} bakere
  1. baker Synonyms: bakestere (english: baxter) Related terms: baken
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