vrai
Norman
adj
Definitions
- (Jersey) true
Etymology
Inherited from Old French verai (true) inherited from Latin *vērācus, vērāx (truthful, speaking truth).
Origin
Latin
vērāx
Gloss
truthful, speaking truth
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *vērācus Latin
- vērācitās Latin
- vērācus Latin
- vērāx Latin
- vrai French
- *weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- verray Middle English
- verre Middle English
- very Middle English
- verai Old French
- veraiement Old French
- vrai Middle Dutch
- saîson Norman
- vraiqu'thie Norman
- vraitchaîson Norman
- vraitcheux Norman
- vraitchi Norman
- vraîment Norman
- vray Middle French
- *wēros Proto-Italic
- verra Scots