bêque
Appearance
Norman
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- beque (Jersey)
Etymology
[edit]From Old French besche, from Old French beker, bescher, of uncertain origin.
Alternatively, from Late Latin *becca, from Frankish *pīk (“pickaxe; spade”), from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz (“pickaxe”), related to Old English becca (“pickaxe; mattock”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bêque f (plural bêques)
Derived terms
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- Norman terms inherited from Old French
- Norman terms derived from Old French
- Norman terms with unknown etymologies
- Norman terms inherited from Late Latin
- Norman terms derived from Late Latin
- Norman terms derived from Frankish
- Norman terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norman terms with audio pronunciation
- Norman lemmas
- Norman nouns
- Norman feminine nouns
- Jersey Norman