hacche

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hæċ, hæc, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju, variant of *haggju; see more at hegge. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

Alternative forms

• hach, hachche, hache, hak, hatche, hecche, heck, hek, hekke, hetche

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhat͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhak(ə)/, /ˈhɛt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛk(ə)/

Noun

hacche (plural hacches)

2. The bottom section of a Dutch door; a half door.
3. The deck of a vessel or a piece of timber composing it.
4. A rack, frame or structure for storing hay or cheese.
5. (rare) A wooden rack placed over a river.

Related terms

• haching

Descendants

• English: hatch, heck
• Scots: hatch, heck, haik

References

• “hacche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-05.

Etymology 2

Noun

hacche

1. Alternative form of hache (“sorrow”)

Etymology 3

Verb

hacche

1. Alternative form of hacchen