esquarre

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exquadra, deverbal of *exquadrō, exquadrāre (whence Old French escarrer), from Latin quadrus, quadra.

Noun

esquarre oblique singular, f (oblique plural esquarres, nominative singular esquarre, nominative plural esquarres)

1. square (shape)
2. square (tool)

Related terms

• escarrer
• quarel
• querre

Descendants

• French: équerre
• Norman: êtchèrre
• → English: square
  • → Welsh: sgwâr