êcharpe

See also: echarpe, écharpe, and écharpé

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French escharpe, possibly from Frankish *skirpja or of other Germanic origin (compare Old Norse skreppa (“small bag, wallet, satchel”)). Alternatively from Medieval Latin scirpa (“little woven bag of rushes”), from Latin scirpus (“rush, bullrush”).

Noun

êcharpe f (plural êcharpes)

1. (Jersey) scarf

Synonyms

• mouoché