hacche

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hæċ, hæc, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju, variant of *haggju; see more at hegge. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhat͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhak(ə)/, /ˈhɛt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛk(ə)/

Noun

hacche (plural hacches)

  1. The bottom section of a Dutch door; a half door.
  2. The deck of a vessel or a piece of timber composing it.
  3. A rack, frame or structure for storing hay or cheese.
  4. (rare) A wooden rack placed over a river.
Descendants
  • English: hatch, heck
  • Scots: hatch, heck, haik
References

Noun

hacche

  1. Alternative form of hache (sorrow)

Verb

hacche

  1. Alternative form of hacchen
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