"beche" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeːt͡ʃ(ə)/ Forms: beches [plural]
Etymology: From Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bēċe}} Old English bēċe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bōkijā}} Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} beche, {{enm-noun}} beche (plural beches)
  1. beech
    Sense id: en-beche-enm-noun-hW83h~I7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} beche
  1. Alternative form of bicche Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bicche Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-beche-enm-noun-76tFt~-a Disambiguation of Trees: 35 65 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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