crianche

Norman

Etymology

From Old Northern French creanche, variant of Old French creance (“faith; belief”), from Late Latin crēdentia (“credence, promise”), from Latin crēdēns, crēdere (“trust, confide in, have confidence in; believe in, trust in, give credence to; believe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), from *ḱḗr (“heart”).

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Noun

crianche f (plural crianches)

1. (Jersey) belief

Related terms

• craithe