couôtre

See also: couôter

Norman

Etymology

From Old French coudre, cosdre, from Vulgar Latin *cōsere, from Latin cōnsuō, cōnsuere (“sew together, sew up, stitch, join”), from con + suō, suere (“sew, stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁-.

Verb

couôtre

1. (Jersey, transitive) to sew

Derived terms

• dêcouôtre (“to rip a seam”)
• machinne à couôtre (“sewing machine”)
• r'couôtre (“to sew up”)