neuches
Norman
Alternative forms
- neuche (continental Norman)
- neauche, nöch (Sark)
Etymology
From an Old Northern French variant of Old French noce, noces, from Vulgar Latin *noptiās, an alteration of Latin nuptiās, from nupta (“bride, wife”), perfect participle of nūbō, nūbere (“marry, wed”), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰo- (“to marry, to wed”). Compare French noces.
Noun
neuches f pl
- (Jersey, Guernsey, France) wedding
Derived terms
- bague dé neuches
- flieur dé neuches
- gâche des neuches