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

1. (Jersey, Guernsey, France) wedding

Derived terms

• bague dé neuches
• flieur dé neuches
• gâche des neuches