"hache" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhat͡ʃ(ə)/ Forms: hachez [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French hache, from Frankish *happjā, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|hache}} Borrowed from Old French hache, {{der|enm|frk|*happjā}} Frankish *happjā, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*hapjǭ}} Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hache, {{enm-noun|hachez}} hache (plural hachez)
  1. A war axe; an axe used as a weapon.
    Sense id: en-hache-enm-noun-enm:waraxe Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions, Weapons Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 11 35 Disambiguation of Emotions: 24 24 24 28 Disambiguation of Weapons: 36 28 19 17
  2. (rare) An axe used as a tool. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-hache-enm-noun-pVulo~Lr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions, Tools Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 11 35 Disambiguation of Emotions: 24 24 24 28 Disambiguation of Tools: 18 64 9 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hachet
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈhat͡ʃeː/ Forms: haches [plural], hacche [alternative], hachee [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French haschiee, hachïe. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|haschiee}} Borrowed from Old French haschiee Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hache, {{enm-noun|haches}} hache (plural haches)
  1. (rare) sorrow, distress. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-hache-enm-noun-enm:sorrow Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 11 35 Disambiguation of Emotions: 24 24 24 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} hache
  1. alternative form of hacche Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hacche
    Sense id: en-hache-enm-noun-F7DesNWN Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 11 35 Disambiguation of Emotions: 24 24 24 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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