naï

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nai"

Norman

Etymology

From Old French né, from Latin natus.

Adjective

naï m

1. (Guernsey) born
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 513:

     I' ne faut pas faire le cottìn d'vànt que le viau seit naï.

     One must not make the crib before the calf is born.