êtchiper
Norman
Etymology
From Old French esquiper, eschiper (“to board a ship, set sail”), partly from Old English scipian (“to board a ship, set sail”) and partly from Old Norse skipa (“to arrange, prepare a ship, equip”); both from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”), from *skipą (“ship”).
Verb
êtchiper
- (Jersey) to fit out, equip
Derived terms
- êtchipage (“tackle”)