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faithe

faithe

English

Noun

faithe ‎(plural faithes)

Obsolete spelling of faith

Norman

Alternative forms

faire (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French faire, from Latin faciō, facere, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‎(“to put, place, set”).

Pronunciation

Verb

faithe ‎(gerund faîs'sie)

(Jersey) to do, make

Derived terms

Terms derived from faithe

faithe cap pouor ‎(“to steer, steer out to sea”)
faithe crédit ‎(“to give credit”)
faithe dêdée ‎(“to wave bye-bye”)
faithe des ilyies ‎(“to give someone the eye”)
faithe eune montangne dé beurre ‎(“to do something half-baked; to construct a house of cards”)
faithe jojo ‎(“to play giddy-up”)
faithe la carre ‎(“to court”)

faithe la fraude ‎(“to smuggle”)
faithe la pânniole ‎(“to be out of sorts”)
faithe la reine ‎(“to put on airs”)
faithe la tcheue ‎(“to queue”)
faithe lé beurre ‎(“to make butter”)
faithe les cartes ‎(“to shuffle”)
faithe un bord ‎(“to make a tack, a run”)

faithe un clyîn ‎(“to give a wink”)
faithe un discours ‎(“to make a speech”)
faithe un faux sîngne ‎(“to forge a signature”)
faithe un noeud ‎(“to tie a knot”)
faithe v'nîn lé docteu ‎(“to send for the doctor”)
homme à tout faithe ‎(“jack of all trades”)