merche

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English mereċe, from Proto-West Germanic *marik.

Alternative forms

marche, merch, merege
merc, merce (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈmart͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

merche (uncountable)

Wild celery or smallage (Apium graveolens).

Descendants

English: march

References

“merch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

merche

Alternative form of merssh

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin marca.

Noun

merche oblique singular, f (oblique plural merches, nominative singular merche, nominative plural merches)

mark (distinguishing feature or attribute)
reprisal (act of retaliation)

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