Middle English Dictionary Entry
ē̆che n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ē̆che n. Also neche. |
| Etymology | ?OE adesa adze; for Scot. quots. see Craigie DOS under eche, eich. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A tool or implement of some sort; ?an adze.
Associated quotations
- (1337) Invent.Monk-Wear.in Sur.Soc.29142 : Item in curia..iij secures, j eche, j par forcipum, ij sarrae.
- (1377-8) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.103586 : 1 file, 1 hakhamer, 1 eche, 1 ladell de ferro pro offic. Plumbar.
- (1454) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.99150 : Ibidem j neche.