caûd

See also: caud

Norman

Alternative forms

câod (continental Normandy)
caoud (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old Northern French caut, from Latin cal(i)dus.

Adjective

caûd m

(Jersey) warm, hot
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 524:
  Caûd coume braïze.
  As hot as embers.

Antonyms

fraid

Derived terms

caûd tchian (“hot dog”)
caûdement (“hotly”)
coq à ieau caûde (“hot water tap”)

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