boschage

Old French

Alternative forms

boscage, boskage (northern)
boiscage (rebuilt from bois)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boscāticum.

Pronunciation

(classical) IPA^(key): /bosˈt͡ʃad͡ʒə/, (northern) /bosˈkad͡ʒə/

Noun

boschage oblique singular, m (oblique plural boschages, nominative singular boschages, nominative plural boschage)

woods; woodland
- 12^th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
  Longuement sont en cel boschage.
  For a long time were they in the woods

Descendants

(Probably all from the northern variant boscage.)

Middle French: boscage, boscaige, boucaige
- French: boscage
→ Medieval Latin: boscagium, buscagium
→ Middle Dutch: [Term?]
- Dutch: bosschage
→ Middle English: boskage
- English: boscage
→ Middle Low German: buschkasche
- → Danish: buskads
- → Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Bokmål: buskas
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: buskas
- → Swedish: buskage

References

boscage on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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