fôsse

See also: fosse, fossé, and fòsse

Norman

Etymology

From Old French fosse (“hole in the ground, grave”), from Late Latin fossa (“grave”), from Classical Latin fossa (“ditch, trench”), from fodiō, fodere (“dig out, excavate”).

Noun

fôsse f (plural fôsses)

(Jersey) grave

Synonyms

tombe

Derived terms

fôssyi (“gravedigger”)

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