wafre

Middle English

Alternative forms

wafer, waffre
waffer, wafur, wafure, wafyr, wafyre, waiffur, wayfyre (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman wafre, waufre, from a Germanic language (compare Middle Low German wāfel, Middle Dutch wafel).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwaːfrə/, /ˈwaːfər/

Noun

wafre (plural wafres)

wafer (thin cake or biscuit)
Synonym: wafroun

Related terms

Descendants

English: wafer
Scots: wafer

References

“wāfer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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