Wa"fer (?), n. [OE. wafre, OF. waufre, qaufre, F. qaufre; of Teutonic
origin; cf. LG. & D. wafel, G. waffel, Dan. vaffel, Sw. våffla; all
akin to G. wabe a honeycomb, OHG. waba, being named from the
resemblance to a honeycomb. G. wabe is probably akin to E. weave. See
Weave, and cf. Waffle, Gauffer.]