"cake" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaːk(ə)/ Forms: cakes [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ. Etymology templates: {{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.
    Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-cake-enm-noun-7wwuP8vC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 45 40 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 39 28 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. A cake (any sort of flat doughy food):
    (Christianity, rare) A communion wafer.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Christianity, Cakes and pastries
    Sense id: en-cake-enm-noun-14v9Wa31 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 20 68 12 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 45 40 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 39 28 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, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 45 40 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 39 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kake, caake, cayk Derived forms: pancake

Alternative forms

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        "A communion wafer."
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    {
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    },
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      "word": "caake"
    },
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      "word": "cayk"
    }
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}

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