esche

See also: Esche and esché

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French esche, from Old French esche, from Latin ēsca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛʃ/
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  • Homophones: aiche, aiches, èche, èches, eschent, esches

Noun

esche f (plural esches)

  1. bait
    Synonyms: appât, esque, leurre

Verb

esche

  1. inflection of escher:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Italian

Noun

esche f

  1. plural of esca

Middle English

Noun

esche

  1. Alternative form of asshe (“burnt matter”)

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Latin ēsca (“bait”).

Noun

esche oblique singular, ? (oblique plural esches, nominative singular esche, nominative plural esches)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) fishing hook

References
  • esche in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022

Etymology 2

From Latin ēsca (“fuel, esp. firewood”).

Noun

esche oblique singular, ? (nominative singular esche)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) tinder

References
  • esche in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022
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