graïve

Norman

Alternative forms

grive (Jersey)

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from the feminine form of Old French grieu, griu, from Latin graecus (“Greek”), the thrush being a migratory bird that had hivernated in Greece.

Noun

graïve m (plural graïves)

(Guernsey) thrush

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