Definitions For Baken

Verb

(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England) {{inflection of, en, bake, , alternative, past, part}}; baked.

Etymology

From Middle English baken, from {{inh, en, ang, bacen}}, ġebacen, past participle of bacan, , to bake. Cognate with {{cog, sco, baken, , baked}}, {{cog, nl, gebakken, , baked}}. More at bake.

Usage notes

Though the use of baken as a strong past participle for bake is now restricted to northern English dialects, it was formerly more widespread. For example, it is the predominant form in the {{w, King James Bible}}.