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French

Etymology

From Middle French hacher, from Old French hacher, hachier, from Frankish *hakk?n, from Proto-Germanic *hakk?n? (“to chop; hack”). More at hack.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /a.?e/

Verb

hacher

1. to chop up, mince

2. (dated) to split with an axe
3. (rare) to cut roughly and unequally
4. (formal) to cut or hit repeatedly with something sharp; to slash
5. (formal, rare) to speak or write with a very unequal or irregular style or rhythm

Usage notes

• In literary description, the adjective haché is much more common than the verb.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• viande hachée

Related terms

• hachage
• hache
• hachement
• hacheur
• hache-viande
• hachoir
• hachure
• hachurer

Descendants

• ? English: hash

Further reading

• “hacher” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Alternative forms

• hachier, hâcher

Etymology

From Old French hacher, hachier, from Frankish *hakk?n, from Proto-Germanic *hakk?n? (“to chop; hack”).

Verb

hacher

1. to chop up, mince

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: hacher
  • ? English: hash

Old French

Alternative forms

• hachier, hascher

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *hakk?n, from Proto-Germanic *hakk?n? (“to chop; hack”).

Verb

hacher

1. to chop up, mince

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Middle French: hacher, hachier, hâcher
  • French: hacher
    • ? English: hash
• Gallo: haèchae
• Norman: haguer, hager (Guernesiais)
• Picard: hacheu, acheu, èkieu (Athois), héquer
• Walloon: atchè (Forrières)