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BACAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
BACAN, ic bace, ðú bacest, bæcest, bæcst, becest, becst, he baceþ, bæceþ, beceþ, pl. bacaþ; p. ic, he bóc, ðú bóce, pl. bócon; pp. bacen; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
§57; §128; §310; §508;
To BAKE; torrere, pinsere, coquere
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  • Fíf bacaþ on ánum ofene

    quinque in uno clibano coquant,

    • Lev. 26, 26
    • .
  • bócon melu

    coxerunt farinam,

    • Ex. 12, 39
    • .
Etymology
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Orm. bakenn
:
Chauc. bake
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Wyc. bake; p. boke; pp. bakun
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Scot. baike to bake; pp. baiken; bakster a baker
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O. Sax. bakan
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N. Frs. backe
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Dut. bakken
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Ger. backen
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M. Ger. bachen
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O. H. Ger. pachan; p. puoch; pp. pachanér
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Dan. bage
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Swed. O. Nrs. baka to roast
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Sansk. bhak-tas cooked, from bhaj to cook
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Derived forms
a-bacan, bæcere, bæcestre, bacen, niw-, ofen-
Linked entries
v.  bacen bæcere bæcest bæceþ bæcst becest beceþ becst.
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