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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French esche, from Old French esche, from Latin ēsca.
Pronunciation
Noun
esche f (plural esches)
- bait
- Synonyms: appât, esque, leurre
Verb
esche
- inflection of escher:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Italian
Noun
esche f
- plural of esca
Middle English
Noun
esche
- Alternative form of asshe (“burnt matter”)
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latin ēsca (“bait”).
Noun
esche oblique singular, ? (oblique plural esches, nominative singular esche, nominative plural esches)
- (Anglo-Norman) fishing hook
References
- esche in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022
Etymology 2
From Latin ēsca (“fuel, esp. firewood”).
Noun
esche oblique singular, ? (nominative singular esche)
- (Anglo-Norman) tinder
References
- esche in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022