souongni

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French soing (care; attention) (compare French soigner (to treat; to nurse; to look after, take care of), soigné (immaculate)), from Frankish *sunnija (worry, care, concern), from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, *sunþijō (truth, care, responsibility), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (being, true), from *h₁es- (to be).

Verb

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souongni (gerund souongnêthie) (Jersey)

  1. to look after
  2. to deal with

Derived terms

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Participle

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souongni

  1. past participle of souongni (to look after; to deal with)

Adjective

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souongni m

  1. (Jersey) well-groomed