bauc

Old French

Alternative forms

• balc, bauch, bal

Etymology

From Medieval Latin balcō, borrowed from Frankish *balkō (“beam, balk”).

Noun

bauc oblique singular, m (oblique plural baus, nominative singular baus, nominative plural bauc)

1. beam, felled tree trunk
2. axletree, wood shingle

Derived terms

• desbauchier

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (balc)