"macche" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmat͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈmɛt͡ʃ(ə)/ Forms: macches [plural]
Etymology: From Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, *gamakkjō. Compare make (“bride, equal”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|mæċċa}} Old English mæċċa, {{m|ang|ġemæċċa}} ġemæċċa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*makkjō}} Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, {{m|gmw-pro|*gamakkjō}} *gamakkjō, {{m|enm|make|id=equal|t=bride, equal}} make (“bride, equal”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} macche, {{enm-noun}} macche (plural macches)
  1. A bride or mate; a romantic or sexual partner. Categories (topical): Love, Marriage, People
    Sense id: en-macche-enm-noun-lSdRpN41 Disambiguation of Love: 74 4 4 8 6 5 Disambiguation of Marriage: 78 0 0 22 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 43 0 0 46 6 6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 79 4 5 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 79 4 5 6 2 4
  2. An equal or match.
    Sense id: en-macche-enm-noun-~6DLVXPk
  3. Something equivalent or corresponding.
    Sense id: en-macche-enm-noun-bN6dFMIH
  4. (rare) A comrade or companion. Tags: rare Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-macche-enm-noun-V1vBBgDo Disambiguation of People: 43 0 0 46 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mach, mache, mecche, meche, mehche, metche Derived forms: macchen
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} macche
  1. Alternative form of mecche Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mecche
    Sense id: en-macche-enm-noun-MfBwg7fJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} macche
  1. Alternative form of macchen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: macchen
    Sense id: en-macche-enm-verb-Nm1VIxbY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A comrade or companion."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛt͡ʃ(ə)/"
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          "mecche#Middle English"
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          "macchen",
          "macchen#Middle English"
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        "A comrade or companion."
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      "word": "mache"
    },
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      "word": "mecche"
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      "word": "meche"
    },
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    {
      "word": "metche"
    }
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          "mecche#Middle English"
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