besche

Old French

Alternative forms

beche, besque, becche, beiche

Etymology

From Medieval Latin besca, possibly from Frankish *bikkija (“pickaxe, spade”).

Noun

besche f (oblique plural besches, nominative singular besche, nominative plural besches)

pickaxe, spade

Descendants

Bourbonnais-Berrichon: biesse
Middle French: beche, besche
- French: bêche
Norman: bêque, bêquie (Guernesiais), beque (Jersiais)
→ Middle English: becche, beche

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