"cake" meaning in Middle English

See cake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkaːk(ə)/ Forms: cakes [plural], kake [alternative], caake [alternative], cayk [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|bor|non>kaka>dessert|id=dessert}}, {{bor|enm|non|kaka}} Old Norse kaka, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*kakǭ}} Proto-Germanic *kakǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cake, {{enm-noun|cakes}} cake (plural cakes)
  1. A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):
    (medicine) A cake prepared to cure disease or illness.
    Sense id: en-cake-enm-noun-7wwuP8vC Categories (other): Medicine, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Cakes and pastries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 43 20 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 40 33 27 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):
    (Christianity, rare) A communion wafer.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cake-enm-noun-14v9Wa31 Categories (other): Christianity, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Cakes and pastries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 43 20 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 40 33 27 Topics: Christianity
  3. (rare) A lump, boil, or ball. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cake-enm-noun-u2W3k0A6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Cakes and pastries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 43 20 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 40 33 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pancake

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          "expansion": "English: cake",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: cake (see there for further descendants)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en-geo",
            "2": "kyek"
          },
          "expansion": "Geordie English: kyek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Geordie English: kyek"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "cake",
            "3": "cyaak",
            "4": "kyaak"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: cake, cyaak, kyaak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: cake, cyaak, kyaak"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "caake",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Yola: caake, kaake",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: caake, kaake"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "cáca",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Irish: cáca",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Irish: cáca"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "cacen",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Welsh: cacen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Welsh: cacen"
    }
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kakǭ"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "cakes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kake",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caake",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cayk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cake",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cakes"
      },
      "expansion": "cake (plural cakes)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "enm:Medicine",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 43 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 33 27",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):",
        "A cake prepared to cure disease or illness."
      ],
      "id": "en-cake-enm-noun-7wwuP8vC",
      "links": [
        [
          "cake",
          "cake#English"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease"
        ],
        [
          "illness",
          "illness"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):",
        "(medicine) A cake prepared to cure disease or illness."
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 43 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):",
        "A communion wafer."
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        [
          "cake",
          "cake#English"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "communion wafer",
          "communion wafer"
        ]
      ],
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        "A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):",
        "(Christianity, rare) A communion wafer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "37 43 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 33 27",
          "kind": "other",
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          "orig": "enm:Cakes and pastries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A lump, boil, or ball."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "lump",
          "lump"
        ],
        [
          "boil",
          "boil"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A lump, boil, or ball."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaːk(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cake"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Cakes and pastries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "pancake"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "English: cake",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: cake (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en-geo",
            "2": "kyek"
          },
          "expansion": "Geordie English: kyek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "cake",
            "3": "cyaak",
            "4": "kyaak"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: cake, cyaak, kyaak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: cake, cyaak, kyaak"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "caake",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Yola: caake, kaake",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: caake, kaake"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "cáca",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Irish: cáca",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Irish: cáca"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "cacen",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Welsh: cacen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Welsh: cacen"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ.",
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    {
      "form": "cakes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kake",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caake",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cayk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "enm:Medicine"
      ],
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        "A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):",
        "A cake prepared to cure disease or illness."
      ],
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        [
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          "cake#English"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease"
        ],
        [
          "illness",
          "illness"
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        "A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):",
        "(medicine) A cake prepared to cure disease or illness."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Christianity"
      ],
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        "A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):",
        "A communion wafer."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cake",
          "cake#English"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "communion wafer",
          "communion wafer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):",
        "(Christianity, rare) A communion wafer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A lump, boil, or ball."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lump",
          "lump"
        ],
        [
          "boil",
          "boil"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A lump, boil, or ball."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaːk(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cake"
}

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