brachet

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See also: Brachet and brächet

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English brachet, from Old French brachet, a diminutive of Old Occitan brac, from Frankish.

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Noun[edit]

brachet (plural brachets)

  1. (obsolete) A female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach.

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Old French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Diminutive of Old French and Old Occitan brac (hound), from Old High German and Frankish *brakko, from Proto-Germanic *brak (dog that hunts by scent), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂g- (to smell). Cognate with Old High German braccho.

Noun[edit]

brachet oblique singularm (oblique plural brachez or brachetz, nominative singular brachez or brachetz, nominative plural brachet)

  1. hunting dog trained to follow the scent of an animal

Descendants[edit]

  • English: brachet

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