bauc

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin balcō, borrowed from Frankish *balkō (“beam, balk”).

Noun

bauc oblique singular, m (oblique plural baus, nominative singular baus, nominative plural bauc)

  1. beam, felled tree trunk
  2. axletree, wood shingle

Derived terms

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (balc)
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