êtchiper

Norman

Etymology

From Old French esquiper, eschiper (“to board a ship, set sail”), partly from Old English scipian (“to board a ship, set sail”) and partly from Old Norse skipa (“to arrange, prepare a ship, equip”); both from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”), from *skipą (“ship”).

Verb

êtchiper

  1. (Jersey) to fit out, equip

Derived terms
  • êtchipage (“tackle”)
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