craithe
Norman
Alternative forms
- creire (Guernsey, continental Normandy)
Etymology
From Old French creire, croire, from Latin crēdere (“to believe”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey): (file)
Verb
craithe
- (Jersey) to believe (accept as true)
- (Jersey, religion, etc.) to believe in (have faith, have belief)
- (Jersey) to think (to have an opinion)
Conjugation
Conjugation of the verb craithe in Norman
| infinitive | craithe | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | criyant | ||||||
| auxiliary | aver1 | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | creu | – | |||||
| plural | – | – | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | jeo (j') | tu (t') | il, elle, on |
nos | vos | il, elles | |
| present | crai | crai | crait | criyons | criyiz or criyez | craient | |
| imperfect | criyais | criyais | criyait | criyêmes or criyions | criyêtes or criyiez | criyaient | |
| preterite | crus | crus | crut | creûnmes | crûtes or crûdres | crûtent or crûdrent | |
| future | craithai | craithas | craitha | craithons | craithez | craithont | |
| conditional | craithais | craithais | craithait | craith | craith | craithont | |
| subjunctive | que jeo (j') | que tu (t') | qu'il, qu'elle, qu'on |
que nos | que vos | qu'il, qu'elles | |
| present | craie | craie | craie | craithêmes or criyions | craithêtes or criyiez | craient | |
| imperfect | crûsse | crûsses | crûsse | crûssions | crûssyiz or crûssiez | crûssent | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | nos | vos | — | |
| crai | crayons | crayiz or crayez | |||||
| 1Used with past participles. 2Archaic or literary forms. | |||||||