"tach" meaning in Middle English

See tach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps related to trasch or Modern English tatch (“to set grass on fire”). Etymology templates: {{unk|enm}} Unknown, {{cog|en|tatch||to set grass on fire}} English tatch (“to set grass on fire”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} tach, {{enm-noun|-}} tach (uncountable)
  1. touchwood, tinder Tags: uncountable Synonyms: tache, tasch, tasche, tasshe
    Sense id: en-tach-enm-noun-e9W0XP2m Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 2 7 30 2 30 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 1 5 34 1 34 1 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 41 4 40 1 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: taches [plural]
Etymology: From Old French tache (“stain, spot”), of uncertain origin; perhaps a native derivation, or borrowed from Gothic. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|tache||stain, spot}} Old French tache (“stain, spot”), {{der|enm|got|-}} Gothic Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} tach, {{enm-noun|taches}} tach (plural taches)
  1. characteristic
    Sense id: en-tach-enm-noun-vXDrNeeq
  2. disfigurement, blemish
    Sense id: en-tach-enm-noun-V~CilVVD Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 2 7 30 2 30 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 1 5 34 1 34 1 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 41 4 40 1 13
  3. symbol, sign
    Sense id: en-tach-enm-noun-iC0J~QZ0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tacche, tachche, tatche, tak, tech, teche, tecche, tetche
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: tacheth [present, singular, third-person], tachinge [participle, present], taught [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} tach, {{enm-verb|tacheth|tachinge|taught}} tach (third-person singular simple present tacheth, present participle tachinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle taught)
  1. Alternative form of techen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: techen
    Sense id: en-tach-enm-verb-5~k-HIsP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 41 4 40 1 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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