"meche" meaning in Middle English

See meche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmeːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈmɛːt͡ʃ(ə)/ Forms: mache [alternative], mæche [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English mǣċe, mēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *mākī, from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|mǣċe}} Old English mǣċe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*mākī}} Proto-West Germanic *mākī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*mēkijaz}} Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} meche
  1. (rare, Early Middle English) sword Tags: Early-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-meche-enm-noun-pExHse4k Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Weapons Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 27 27 Disambiguation of Weapons: 86 7 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} meche
  1. Alternative form of macche Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: macche
    Sense id: en-meche-enm-noun-eEOJ3No2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} meche
  1. Alternative form of mecche Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mecche
    Sense id: en-meche-enm-noun-MfBwg7fJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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