hache

Middle English

/hatʃ/, /ˈhatʃeː/

noun
Definitions
  • A war axe; an axe used as a weapon.
  • (rare) An axe used as a tool.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French hache (battle-axe, axe) derived from Frankish *happja (hatchet, axe) derived from Proto-Germanic *hapjō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hapjō

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