marchié

Old French

Alternative forms

markiet, market (Old Northern French)
marchiet (early Old French)

Etymology

From Latin mercātus.

Noun

marchié oblique singular, m (oblique plural marchiez, nominative singular marchiez, nominative plural marchié)

market; marketplace (place where goods are exchanged, usually for money)
- Uncertain, circa 1200, Unknown, Brifaut:
  Li vilains avoit non Brifaus.
  .I. jor en aloit au marchié.
  The peasant was called Brifaus
  One day he went to the market.

Descendants

French: marché
Norman: marchi (Jersey, Guernsey)
→ Old English: market
- Middle English: market
  - English: market (see there for further descendants)

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