craindre

Etymology
, from, (later ), from , from. Altered into a regional Gallo-Romance form, with the initial c- under the influence of the Celtic root  (🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), ultimately from. Compare the similar 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to fear
 * 2)  to suck (to be unwanted or bad)

Usage notes

 * craindre que is followed by a subjunctive, and in formal French additionally takes as a meaningless or "expletive" particle, e.g. in the following sentence: