Catche

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. An archaic spelling meaning to seize, grasp or capture something ; to become infected with an illness ; to hear or comprehend what was said
2. An obsolete form of the verb meaning to take hold of or trap something ; to fall ill with a disease ; to make out or understand a remark
3. Old spelling of the verb for seizing or snatching hold of a thing ; for picking up an infection ; for hearing or grasping a spoken word

Etymology: Catch and chase are doublets: both come from the Latin verb "captiare," meaning "to try to seize," a frequentative form of "capere," "to take." English borrowed the word through Anglo-Norman "cachier," while chase descends from Old French "chacier," so the same Latin root produced a verb for a grasp and one for a hunt. "Catche" is an older spelling of the modern verb, with the final "e" and "ch" typical of earlier English writing. The word's core sense, to take hold of something that is moving or trying to get away, still follows the "try to seize" meaning of its Latin ancestor.