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

1. (Jersey) warm, hot
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], 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”)