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)

1. wafer (thin cake or biscuit)

   Synonym: wafroun

Related terms

• wafrer
• wafroun

Descendants

• English: wafer
• Scots: wafer

References

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