fecche
Middle English
fecche
Alternative forms
- facche, fecch, fetche, ficche, fiche, vech, vetche
Etymology
Traditionally seen as borrowed from Old Northern French veche, from Latin vicia, though the unexpected initial /f/ may reflect descent from a Old English *feċċe, *fiċċe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈfit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈfat͡ʃ(ə)/
- (Southern) IPA(key): /ˈvɛt͡ʃ(ə)/
Noun
fecche (plural fecches)
- Vetch or tare; a member of the genus Vicia.
- The seed of vetch, especially in reference to something worthless.
- A small ball of similar proportion to a vetch seed.
Descendants
- English: vetch, fitch
- Scots: fitch
References
- “fecche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.