fecche

== Middle English == === 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 an 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 25 December 2018.