abuser

From Latin abūsus (“consumed, wasted, misused”) + -er.


jeudi

From Old French jeudi, jusdi, from Latin Jovis diēs or Iovis diēs, a variant of diēs Iovis (“day of Jupiter”).


absolution

From Old French absolution, from Latin absolūtiō, absolūtiōnem (“acquittal”), from absolvō, absolvere (“absolve, acquit”), from ab (“from, away from”) + solvō, solvere (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”).


niet

From Old French noit, nuit, from Latin noctem, accusative of nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

La Marie et Jimmin dormisirent toute la niet et Jimmin s'éville au matin dauve l'épile à sen naïz.

2006, Peggy Collenette, “Célébraïr 25 onnaïes”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 18:

Marie and Jimmy slept all night and Jimmy woke up in the morning with the peg on his nose.


livre

From Old French livre, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin liber, librum.


jour

From Old French jor, from Late Latin diurnum.

Février dit à Janvier:—'Si j'étais à votre pièche je f'rais gelaïr le pots sus le faeu et les p'tits éfàns aux seins de leurs mères'—et pour son ìmpudence i' fut raccourchi de daeux jours, et Janvier fut aloigni.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 530-31:

February said to January:—If I were in your place I would cause the pots to freeze on the fire, and babes at their mothers' breasts—and for his insolence he was shortened of two days, and January was lengthened.


absent

From Old French ausent, relatinized on the model of its ancestor, Latin absēns (“absent, missing”), present active participle of absum, abesse (“be away, be absent”).


libre

From Old French, borrowed from Latin līber (“free”).


langue

From Old French langue, from Latin lingua.

Le cul d'un sac et la langue d'une femme gagnent terjoûs.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 543:

The bottom of a sack and the tongue of a woman always win.


Afghanistan

(Jersey) Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


digital

Borrowed from Latin digitālis, from digitus (“finger, toe”) + -ālis (“-al”).


France

From Old French France, from Late Latin Francia.

(Jersey) France (a country in Western Europe)


Angola

(Jersey) Angola (a country in Southern Africa)


URSS

Initialism of Unnion d'Républyiques Socialistes Soviétiques.


pie

From Old French pie, from Latin pica, feminine of picus (“woodpecker”).

Vieille pie a plus d'un pertus à son nic.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 520:

An old magpie has more than one hole in her nest.


Anguilla

(Jersey) Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)


point

From Old French point, from Latin punctum.

(Jersey) full stop, period (punctuation mark)


Aruba

(Jersey) Aruba (an island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea)


software

(Jersey, computing) software (encoded computer instructions)


mither

From Old French mirer (“to look at; to watch”), from Latin mīror, mīrārī (“be amazed at”).

uder

(Jersey, reflexive, s'mither) to look at oneself in the mirror


port

From Old French port, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbour”).


donner

From Old French doner, from Latin dōnō, dōnāre (“give a present; bestow, grant”), from dōnum (“gift, present”).


Moldova

(Jersey) Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)


ache

Vert coume ache.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 523:


cat

From Old Northern French cat (variant of Old French chat) from Late Latin cattus.

Où'est donc qu'j'iron, mé et mes puches / Ma catte, et l'reste de l'écu?

c. 1830, George Métivier, Lamentations de Damaris:

Si ùn cat s'amord au lard, nou ne sairait l'en d's'amordre.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 514:

If a cat takes a liking for bacon, you can't break her of it.

Ils d'visirent pour enne haeure, mais la Louise était pas chagrinaïe au tour sa pâte, pasqué a savait que le cat était à gardaïr la pâte caoude.

2006, Peggy Collenette, “D'la gâche de Guernési”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 20:

They talked for an hour, but Louise was not worried about her dough, because she knew that the cat was keeping the dough warm.


accent

From Old French acent, from Latin accentus, from ad + cantus (“song”).


mauve

From Old French mave (“mew”), from Old English mǣw (“mew, seagull”) or Old Norse már, mávar (compare Icelandic mávur), from Proto-Germanic *maihwaz, *maiwaz (“seagull”).


mauve

(Jersey) tree mallow (Malva arborea, syn. Lavatera arborea)


gas

From Old French gars, nominative singular form of garçon.


dare

(continental Normandy, anatomy) belly, stomach


six

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Six s'maïnes avant Noué, et six s'maïnes après, les nits sont les pûs longues, et le jours les pûs freds.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 533:

Six weeks before Christmas and six weeks after, the nights are the longest and the days the coldest.


four

From Old French forn, from Latin furnus.


picture

From Old French picture, borrowed from Latin pictūra (“the art of painting, a painting”) (compare the inherited Old French form peinture), from pingō, pingere (“paint; decorate, embellish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (“spot, color”).


expression

Borrowed from Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”).


rue

From Old French rue, developed figuratively from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”).

I' n'y a pas de rue sàns but.


taupe

From Old French taupe, from Latin talpa.


pi

From Old French pié, from Latin pēs, pedis, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.


parent

From Old French parent, from Latin parēns, parentem, from pariō, parere (“bring forth, give birth to, produce”).


martyr

From Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).


cousin

head

cousin m (plural cousins, feminine cousaine)

From Old French cosin, from Latin cōnsōbrīnus.

I' n' y a pas de cousins à Terre-Neuve.


air

air (mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere)


civil

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis, from cīvis (“citizen”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved”).


ai

(Guernsey) first-person singular present indicative of aver


bouton

From Old French boton, from Late Latin *bottōnem, of Germanic origin.


boulevard

From Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from German Bollwerk or Middle Dutch.


rose

rose à tchian

common or round-headed poppy, long-headed poppy

rose d'un jour

fragrant evening primrose, large-flowered evening primrose, small-flowered evening primrose


as

(Guernsey) second-person singular present indicative of aver


borne

From Late Latin bodina, butina, from Transalpine Gaulish.


sale

From Old French sale (“dull, dirty”), from a Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *salwaz (“dusky, dark, muddy”), from Proto-Indo-European *salw-, *sal- (“dirt, dirty”).


man

From Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (“hand”).


laid

From Old French laid, leid (“unpleasant, horrible, odious”).

der

Bouonne femme n'est janmais laie.

Janmais vaque n'a trouvé san vieau laid.


lent

From Old French, from Latin lentus (“slow, sluggish”).


pain

Où est qu'ill y a un cardon ch'est du pain; où est qu'ill y a du laitron, ch'est la faim.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 538:

Where thistles grow there will be bread; where the sow-thistle grows it is famine.


bra

From Old French bras, from Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).


have

Borrowed from Old Norse háfr (“net”), from Proto-Germanic *hēb-, *hēf-, an ablaut form of *hafjaną (“to have; take; catch”). Related to English dialectal haaf (“a pock-net”).


pigeon

Inherited from Old French pyjon, from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), from Latin pīpiāre (“chirp”).


train

From Old French train (“a delay, a drawing out”), from trainer (“to pull out, to draw”), from Vulgar Latin *tragināre, from *tragere, from Latin trahō, trahere (“pull, draw”, verb).


canal

From Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).


sang

From Old French sanc, from Vulgar Latin sanguem, alteration of Latin sanguinem, accusative of sanguis.


vif

From Old French vif, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”).


et

Dans les clios étout nou vait des tracteurs et des machinnes tandi qu'lé travas du fèrmyi r'prend san rhythme coumme tréjous.

2013 March 5, Geraint Jennings, “Mar martello”, in The Town Crier, archived from the original on 2016-03-13, page 20:

In the fields tractors and machines can be seen too as farm work picks up again as always.


cause

From Old French cause, borrowed from Latin causa.


piano

Borrowed from English piano and French piano.


change

Borrowed from French change and English change.


femme

From Old French femme, feme, fame, fenme, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ (“who sucks”), derivation of the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).


if

From Old French if, from either Frankish *īw (from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz) or Gaulish *iwos (“yew, yew tree”) (from Proto-Celtic *iwos, compare Breton ivin, Old Irish eó, Welsh ywen); in either case from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-. See yew for more.


long

From Old French long, a back-formation from longe, longue, the feminine form of Early Old French lonc, from Latin longus.


san

From Vulgar Latin sum, from Classical Latin suum.

(Jersey) his, her, its (used to qualify masculine nouns)


vote

Borrowed from English vote, from Latin vōtum, from voveō, vovēre (“vow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ-.


pour

From Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō.


franc

From Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Franc (“a Frank”), of Frankish origin.


content

From Old French, borrowed from Latin contentus (“having been held together, contained”), from contineō, continēre (“hold or keep together, surround, contain”).


u

From Old French ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).


mare

Si le soleil est rouage au sèr, / Ch'est pour biau temps aver, / S'il est rouage au matin, / Ch'est la mare au chemin.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 534:

If the sun sets red, it is a sign of fine weather, but when he rises red, you may expect pools of water on the road.


acater

From Old Northern French acater, from Vulgar Latin *accaptāre (“accept, purchase”). Compare French acheter.


liège

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”).


pomme

From Old French pome, pume, from Latin pomme, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum (“fruit”), from Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”).


cœur

From Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.


douze

From Old French doze, from Latin duodecim.


treize

From Old French treize, treze, from Latin trēdecim.


deux

From Old French deus, from Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo.


dix

From Old French dis, from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.


sept

From Latin septem, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.


quatre

From Old French quatre, from Latin quattuor, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.


rein

From Old French rein, reins, from Latin rēn, rēnes.


quatorze

From Old French quatorze, from Latin quattuordecim.


huit

From Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.


neuf

From Old French nuef, from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.


neuf

From Old French nuef, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.


onze

From Old French onze, from Latin ūndecim.


seize

From Old French seize, from Latin sēdecim.


quarante

From Old French quarante, from Late Latin quarranta, from Latin quadrāgintā.


melle

Borrowed from Old Norse mella (“slipknot”).

(Jersey, agriculture) ring which is used to fix an animal


arbre

De la Toussaint à Noué un arbre ne sait pas chu que nou li fait.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 536:

From All Saints' Day to Christmas a tree does not know what you do to it.


couleur

From Old French color, from Latin color, colōrem.


musique

From Old French musique, from Latin musica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, “art of the Muses”), derived from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”).


Roumanie

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

(Jersey) Romania (a country in Southeast Europe)


abbé

From Old French abé, borrowed from Latin abbās, abbātis (“abbot”).


démocratie

Borrowed from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokratíā).


zèbre

Trachinus draco
Wikispecies:Trachinus draco

(Jersey) greater weever (Trachinus draco)


un

From Old French uns, from Latin ūnus (“one”).


maire

From Old French maire, from Latin māior (“elder”).


li

From Old French li, from Vulgar Latin *illui, a Vulgar Latin dative of Classical Latin ille.


communion

From Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communio, communionem, from Latin communis.


co

From Old French colp, coup, from Vulgar Latin *colpus, from Classical Latin colaphus (“blow with the fist; cuff”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow, slap”).


co

From Old French col, from Latin collum (“neck”).

(Jersey, Guernsey, Normandy, anatomy) neck


restaurant

Either inherited from Old French or borrowed from French.


mission

From Old French mission, borrowed from Latin missiō, missiōnem.


bus

first-person singular preterite of baithe


accouter

(Jersey, reflexive, s'accouter) to lean upon one's elbows


gras

From Old French gras, from Late Latin crassus.

Caud Mai, gras chimequière, fred Mai, granges pllaïnes.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 532:

A warm May, a fat churchyard, a cold May, full granaries.


vodka

From English vodka, from Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).


profit

From Old French profit, from Latin profectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”).


sole

From Vulgar Latin *sola, from Latin solea.


pot

From Old French pot (“pot”), from Vulgar Latin pottum, pottus (“pot, jar”), from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot, jar, tub”), from Proto-Indo-European *budn- (“a kind of vessel”).


Christ

Borrowed from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”).


violon

(Jersey) monkfish (Squatina squatina, syn. Rhina squatina)

(Jersey) the tailboard finial on a Jersey horse van


trente

From Old French trente, from Latin trīgintā.


la

la beque

la crôte

la léçon

la tâsse

(Jersey) the (feminine singular definite article)


vent

From Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Vent d'amont qui veur duraïr, au sér va se reposaïr.

An east wind that intends to last, goes to rest in the evening.

r'aver san vent

to get one's breath back, get one's wind back


Nicolas

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas


virgule

Borrowed from Latin virgula, diminutive of virga (“rod, branch”).


aimer

aimier (infinitive)
aimant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
aimié (masculine participle past singular)
aimie (feminine participle past singular)
aimiés (masculine participle past plural)
aimies (feminine participle past plural)
aime (indicative present singular)
aimes (indicative present second-person singular)
aime (indicative present singular third-person)
aimoms (first-person indicative plural present)
aimiez (indicative plural present)
aiment (indicative plural present third-person)
aimeis (imperfect indicative singular)
aimeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aimeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
aimioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aimiez (imperfect indicative plural)
aimeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aimis (indicative preterite singular)
aimis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
aimit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
aimîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
aimîtes (indicative plural preterite)
aimîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
aimerai (future indicative singular)
aimeras (future indicative second-person singular)
aimera (future indicative singular third-person)
aimeroms (first-person future indicative plural)
aimerez (future indicative plural)
aimeront (future indicative plural third-person)
aimereis (conditional indicative singular)
aimereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
aimereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
aimerioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
aimeriez (conditional indicative plural)
aimereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
aime (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aimes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
aime (present singular subjunctive third-person)
aimioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
aimiez (plural present subjunctive)
aiment (plural present subjunctive third-person)
aimisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
aimisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
aimît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aimisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aimissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
aimissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
aimissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aime (imperative singular)
aimoms (first-person imperative plural)
aimiez (imperative plural)

Si l'houme aïme autre mûx que sé au moulin i' mourra de set.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 515:

If a man loves others more than himself, he will die of thirst even were he in a mill.


Malte

Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)

Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)


crocodile

From Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).


dis

first-person singular preterite of dithe


dans

From Vulgar Latin dē intus (“from inside, from within”). Cognate with French dans.

inh

Ch'est coume un bourdon dans une canne.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 524:


sans

From Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine conflated with absentia in the sense "without".

I' n'y a pas de rue sàns but.


scorpion

From Old French scorpion, from Latin scorpiō, scorpiōnem, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).


course

From Old French cours, from Latin cursus (“course of a race”), from currō (“run”).


sort

From Old French sort, from Latin sors, sortem.


si

From Old French si, from Latin si (“if”).


seine

From Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”).


net

From Old French net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus (“shiny”).

Tout neû g'nêt néquie net.


pale

From Old French pale, from Latin pallidus (“pale, pallid”).


harpe

From Old French harpe, from Late Latin harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.


service

From Old French servise, (compare French service), borrowed from Latin servitium, from servus.


neu

From a variant of Old French nuef, from Latin novus.

Tout neû g'nêt néquie net.


pirate

From Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”).


yi

From older *ye, from Old French ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).


main

From Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (“hand”).


vain

From Old French vain, from Latin vānus (“empty”).


front

From Old French front, from Latin frōns, frontem.


arme

From Old French arme, from Late Latin arma (“weapon”), from Latin arma (“defensive arms”).


nord

From Old French norht, north, nort (“north”), from Old English norþ (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north”), from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“lower, bottom; to sink, shrivel”).


beet

From Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.


papa

(Jersey, onomatopoeia) grandfather, grandad, grandpa


direct

Borrowed from Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō, dīrigere (“straighten, direct”). Compare the inherited drait, drouait.


trio

Borrowed from English trio, French trio.


latte

From Old French latte, late, from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *latta.


barbe

From Old French barbe, from Latin barba, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.


crus

first-person singular preterite of craithe


hus

Ils aeurent aën chocque à quànd al'ouvrissi l’hus, dja, la breune avait épaissi tànt qué nous n'pouvait pas quâsi veis sa môin au d'vànt d'sé.

2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite ôlure”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 24:

They had a shock when they opened the door though; the fog had thickened so much that they could hardly see their hands in front of them.


dragon

From Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn).


fils

From Old French fils, fil, from Latin fīlius.


né

From Old French noi and its variants, from Latin nix, nivem.


pays

From Old French païs, from Late Latin pāgēnsis (“inhabitant of a district”), derived from Latin pāgus (“countryside; district”).


gris

Derived from Old French or Old Occitan, in either case from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰregʰwos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to glow, shine”).

der

Rouage ser, gris matin, ch'est la jouaie du pélerin.

A red evening and a grey morning are the pilgrim's joy.


hangar

Borrowed from French hangar, from Frankish *haimgard.


ambulance

Borrowed from English ambulance and French ambulance.


carte

From Latin charta (probably borrowed), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).


catamaran

Borrowed from English catamaran, from Tamil.


niche

From Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin nīdus (“nest”).


futur

From Latin futūrus, future active participle of sum, esse.


bord

(Jersey, nautical) board (side of a ship)


crucifix

From Old French crocefis, crucefix, borrowed from Latin crucifixus.


crotchet

From Old French crochet (“small hook”), from croc (with diminutive suffix -et), from Old Norse krókr (“hook”).


muscle

Borrowed from Latin mūsculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”), from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse, muscle, mussel”).


extra-

Borrowed from Latin extra (“outside, except, beyond”, adverb and preposition), from exter (“being on the outside”).


nor

From Old French norht, north, nort (“north”), from Old English norþ (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north”), from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“lower, bottom; to sink, shrivel”).


crêpe

Substantivisation of Old French crespe, from Latin crispus.

Il est pûs niais que Dadais qui se fouittait de crêpes.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 517:

He is more simple than Dadais who flogged himself with pancakes.


large

From Old French large, from Latin largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”).


programme

From Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”).


whisky

From English whisky, ultimately from Old Irish uisce.


dos

From Old French dos, from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum.


quart

From Old French quart, from Latin quartus.


en-

From Old French en-, from Latin in-, prefixation of Latin in (“in, into”); see en.


courge

From Old French cohourge, ultimately from Latin cucurbita, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *cucurbica.


Alpes

(Jersey) Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)


prêt

From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto.


chambre

Borrowed from French chambre, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera.


sobre

From Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sōbrius.


patron

From Latin patrōnus, from pater (“father”).


vivre

From Old French vivre, from Latin vīvō, vīvere, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (“to live, be alive”).

inh

I' vit d'amour et de belles chànsons—coum' les alouettes de roques.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 542:

He lives on love and fine songs—as larks do on stones.


monstre

From Old French monstre, borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.


soprano

Borrowed from English soprano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super.


dent

From Old French dent, from Latin dēns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts.


saint

From Old French saint, from Latin sanctus (“holy”).


faux

From Old French faulz, the plural of fault, ultimately from Latin falsus.


faux

From Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”).


soeur

From Old French suer, from Latin soror, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.


por

From Old French porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Indo-European *porḱ- (“young swine, young pig”).


frère

From Old French frere, from older fredre, fradre, from Latin frāter, frātrem, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.


naître

Inherited from Old French naistre, from Latin nascere.


motion

Inherited from Old French motion, mocion, borrowed from Latin mōtiō (“movement, motion”).


traire

traire (infinitive)
trayant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
trait (masculine participle past singular)
traite (feminine participle past singular)
traits (masculine participle past plural)
traites (feminine participle past plural)
trais (indicative present singular)
trais (indicative present second-person singular)
trait (indicative present singular third-person)
trayoms (first-person indicative plural present)
trayez (indicative plural present)
traient (indicative plural present third-person)
trayeis (imperfect indicative singular)
trayeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
trayeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
trayioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
trayiez (imperfect indicative plural)
trayeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
trayis (indicative preterite singular)
trayis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
trayit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
trayîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
trayîtes (indicative plural preterite)
trayîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
trairai (future indicative singular)
trairas (future indicative second-person singular)
traira (future indicative singular third-person)
trairoms (first-person future indicative plural)
trairez (future indicative plural)
trairont (future indicative plural third-person)
traireis (conditional indicative singular)
traireis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
traireit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
trairioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
trairiez (conditional indicative plural)
traireient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
traie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
traies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
traie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
trayioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
trayiez (plural present subjunctive)
traient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
trayisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
trayisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
trayît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trayisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trayissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
trayissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
trayissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
trais (imperative singular)
trayoms (first-person imperative plural)
trayez (imperative plural)

From Old French traire, from Early Medieval Latin tragō Latin trahō (“I pull”).


goût

From Old French goust, from Latin gustus.


dû

From Latin dūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew-. Compare French dur.


doux

From Old French dous, from Latin dulcem, accusative of dulcis (“sweet”).


rousse

Scyliorhinus stellaris
Scyliorhinus stellaris#Translingual

(Jersey) nursehound, large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish, bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris)

small-spotted catshark
small-spotted catshark

Scyliorhinus canicula
Scyliorhinus canicula#Translingual

(Jersey) small-spotted catshark, lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)


lettre

From Old French letre, from Latin littera.

(Jersey) letter (written character, written message)


mettre

From Old French metre, from Latin mittō, mittere.


office

L'Office du Jèrriais

2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN:


sous

Alternative form of souôs (“below, under”)


tuer

From Old French tuer, from Latin tūtāri (“avert, ward off”).


duvet

From Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, from Old French dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”).


faire

From Old French faire, from Latin facere.

De la St. Michel à Noué un pllante ne sait pas chu que nou li fait.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 535-536:

From Michaelmas to Christmas a plant does not know what you do to it.


folle

Old French fole, feminine of fol (“mad”) from Latin follis.


vite

From Old French viste, of disputed origin; see vite.


fou

Inherited from Old French forn, from Latin furnus.


haut

From Old French hault, haut, halt (“high, tall, elevated”), a conflation of Frankish *hauh, *hōh (“high, tall, elevated”) and Latin altus (“high, raised, profound”).


haut

Galeorhinus galeus
Galeorhinus galeus#Translingual

(Jersey) school shark (Galeorhinus galeus)


palais

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *palātium, an alteration of Classical Latin palātum (“palate”) with influence from palātium (“palace”).


girafe

Borrowed from French girafe, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).


Italie

From Latin Ītalia (“Italy”), from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία (Italía).


ciel

From Old French ciel, from Latin caelum.


avocat

Borrowed from Latin advocātus (“advocate”).


avocat

Borrowed from French avocat, from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl. Influenced by confusion with Spanish abogado (“lawyer”).


ko

From Old French col, from Latin collum (“neck”).


feu

From Old French feu, from Latin focus (“hearth”).


avant

From Old French avant, from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), from Latin ab (“from”) + ante (“before”).


les

les boutons

les êpices

les lédgeunmes

les ridgieaux


aver

aver (infinitive)
ayant (gerund)
aver (auxiliary)
ieu (masculine participle past singular)
ai (indicative present singular)
as (indicative present singular)
a (indicative present singular)
avons (indicative plural present)
avez (indicative plural present)
ont (indicative plural present)
avais (imperfect indicative singular)
avait (imperfect indicative singular)
avions (imperfect indicative plural)
aviez (imperfect indicative plural)
avaient (imperfect indicative plural)
eus (indicative preterite singular)
eut (indicative preterite singular)
eûnmes (indicative plural preterite)
eûtes (indicative plural preterite)
eûtent (indicative plural preterite)
éthai (future indicative singular)
éthas (future indicative singular)
étha (future indicative singular)
éthons (future indicative plural)
éthez (future indicative plural)
éthont (future indicative plural)
éthais (conditional indicative singular)
éthait (conditional indicative singular)
éthions (conditional indicative plural)
éthiez (conditional indicative plural)
éthaient (conditional indicative plural)
aie (present singular subjunctive)
aies (present singular subjunctive)
ait (present singular subjunctive)
ayons (plural present subjunctive)
ayiz (plural present subjunctive)
aient (plural present subjunctive)
eûsse (imperfect singular subjunctive)
eûsses (imperfect singular subjunctive)
eûssions (imperfect plural subjunctive)
eûssyiz (imperfect plural subjunctive)
eûssiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
eûssent (imperfect plural subjunctive)
ai (imperative singular)
ayons (imperative plural)
ayiz (imperative plural)
ayez (imperative plural)

From Old French aveir, archaic form of avoir, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“have, hold, possess”).

(Jersey, alternative form in Guernsey) to have


su

From Old French sud, su (“south”), from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.


su

From Old French sur (“sour, bitter”), from a Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour, acidic, salty, damp”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūro- (“sour, salty, bitter”).


triste

From Old French triste, borrowed from Latin trīstis.


pais

From Old French, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).


Chypre

(Jersey) Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


gallon

From Old Northern French galon, from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).


litter

From Old French liter, luitier, from Latin luctārī. Compare French lutter.


ange

From Old French angle, ange, angre, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).


camp

From Old Northern French camp (compare Old French champ), from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”). Compare French champ.


page

From Old French page, from Latin pāgina (“page, strip of papyrus fastened to others”).


Ç

A letter used in writing Norman representing /s/.


père

From Old French pedre, pere, from Latin pater, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.


père

From Old French peire, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as feminine singular.


yo

From Old French yaue, ewe, euwe, egua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”).


vend

third-person singular present indicative

inflection of vendre:
second-person singular imperative


abat

From Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.


chapelle

From Old French chapele, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa.


haler

From Old French haler (“to pull, haul”), from Old Norse hala.


année

From Old French anee, equivalent to an + -ée; an (“year”) from Latin annus (“year”). Perhaps alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *annāta, from Latin annō, annāre, compare French année, Walloon anêye, Italian annata.


-al

-al (of or pertaining to; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form)


lundi

From Old French lundi, from Latin *Lūnae diēs, variant of diēs Lūnae (literally “day of the Moon”).


porter

From Old French porter, from Latin portō, portāre.


seiche

From Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía).


pus

Sème tes concombres en Mars,
 Tu n' airas qu' faire de pouque ni de sac;
 Sème-les en Avril, tu en airas ùn petit;
 Mé, j' les semerai en Mai;
 Et j'en airai pûs que té.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 537:

Sow your cucumbers in March,
 you will want neither bag nor sack;
 sow them in April, you will have a few;
 I will sow mine in May,
 and I shall have more than you.

(Jersey) more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives)


pus

first-person singular preterite of pouver


corset

From Old French corset, from cors (“body”) + -et.


parapet

Borrowed from French parapet, from Italian parapetto.


prison

From Old French prison, from Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem (“seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing”).


justice

From Old French justise, justice, borrowed from Latin iūstitia, jūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.


cannabis

Borrowed from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis).


genre

From Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere.


rage

Inherited from Old French rage, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs (“anger, fury”).


cannot

Related to French cane (“(female) duck”) and canard (“duck; drake”); see there for more. Cognate with French canot (“little boat”).


patate

Jersey

Borrowed from French patate, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata.


export

Borrowed from English export, from Latin exportō, exportāre (“carry out; export”).


gorge

From Old French gorge, from Late Latin gurga, related to Latin gurges (“eddy, whirlpool; gulf; sea”).

Le cou-cou s'en va en Août, / L'épi d'orge li pique la gorge.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 535:

The cuckoo departs in August, / The barley-spike pricks his throat.


fro

From Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), from Frankish *hrokk (“robe, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, garment, cowl”), variant of *rukkaz (“upper garment, smock, shirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *rug(')- (“upper clothes, shirt”).


sport

(Jersey) sport (physical activity pitting two or more opponents against each other)


lavabo

From Latin lavābō (“I will wash”), first-person singular future active indicative of lavō, lavāre (“wash, bathe”).


cache

first-person singular present indicative of cachi

third-person singular present indicative of cachi

first-person singular present subjunctive of cachi

third-person singular present subjunctive of cachi

second-person singular imperative of cachi


lac

From Old French lac, from Latin lacus (“lake”), from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).


fête

From Old French feste, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.


crier

Inherited from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre.


tapis

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.


mort

From Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus.

Lé rouai est mort, lé rouai vit!


mort

From Old French mort, from Latin mors, mortem.


douche

Borrowed from French douche, from Italian doccia.


chute

Je vouorreis byin avaer chute belle veiteure !

I would like to have this beautiful car !


caution

From Old French caution, borrowed from Latin cautiō, cautiōnem.


fain

From Old French foin, from earlier fein, from Latin fēnum, from faenum.

Si tu vois le soleil le jour de la Chandeleur, sauve le foin, car tu en auras besoin.

If you see the sun on Candlemas Day, save your hay for you will want it.


sage

From Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapiō, sapere (“to taste; to discern; to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste”).

der

Si un houme n'a pas le sens de pâlaïr il est bien sâge s'il a le sens de se taire.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 541-42:

A man who has not the sense to speak is still a wise man if he has the sense to hold his tongue.


chef

From Old French chief, chef, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.


grand

From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.


hale

first-person singular present indicative of haler

third-person singular present indicative of haler

first-person singular present subjunctive of haler

third-person singular present subjunctive of haler

second-person singular imperative of haler


payer

From Old French paiier, from Latin pācō, pācāre (“make peaceful, pacify, quiet, soothe; subdue”), from pāx (“peace”).


mite

From Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), from Middle Dutch mīte (“moth, mite”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”).


route

From Old French rote, from Latin rupta [via].


jalousie

Dianthus barbatus
Dianthus barbatus#Translingual

(Jersey) sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)


rigide

From Latin rigidus, from rigeō (“I am stiff”).


lot

From Frankish *lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.


court

From Old French curt, from Latin curtus (“shortened, short”).


argent

From Old French argent, from Latin argentum (possibly a borrowing), itself from Proto-Italic *argentom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from *h₂erǵ- (“white”).


temps

From Old French temps, from Latin tempus.


vingt

From Old French vint, from Latin vīgintī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti < *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti.


novembre

From Old French novembre, from Latin november, novembrem.


ente

From Old French entre, from Latin inter.


acteur

head

acteur m (plural acteurs, feminine actrice)


Belgique

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Autriche

(Jersey) Austria (a country in Central Europe)


poli

From Latin polītus (“polished, smoothed”), perfect passive participle of poliō (“polish, smooth”).


lait

From Old French lait, from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. Compare French lait.


mille

From Old French mile, from Latin mīlle (plural mīlia).


Pâques

From Old French pasques, pasches, from Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha).

Pâques Martine—guerre, peste, ou famine.

Easter in March forebodes war, pestilence, or famine.


prompt

From Latin prōmptus, past participle of prōmō (“I take, bring out, produce, bring to light”).


Gabriel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel


nouvelle

From Old French novele, from Vulgar Latin *novella, substantivized neuter plural form of Latin novellus (“new, novel”).


âne

From Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

L'âne de Balaam a pâlaï j'airon du macré.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 539:

Balaam's ass has spoken, we shall soon have mackerel.


ancre

From Old French ancre, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).


encre

From Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston).


vaisselle

From Old French vaissele, veissele, from Vulgar Latin vāscella, from the neuter plural of Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”).


ranne

From Old French roÿne, reïne, from Latin rēgīna.


district

Borrowed from French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringō, distringere (“draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō, stringere (“draw tight, strain”).


sombre

From Old French sombre, from a verb *sombrer (from a Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre), or from Latin sub (“under”) + umbra (“shadow”).


autruche

From Old French ostruce, a semi-learned borrowing from Vulgar Latin *austrūthiō, from Latin avis (“bird”) + strūthiō (“ostrich”), from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).


hôtel

Either inherited from Old French hostel or borrowed from French hôtel.


trouver

trouv'thie (gerund)
trouver (infinitive)
trouvant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
trouvé (masculine participle past singular)
trouvée (feminine participle past singular)
trouvés (masculine participle past plural)
trouvées (feminine participle past plural)
troue (indicative present singular)
troues (indicative present second-person singular)
troue (indicative present singular third-person)
trouvoms (first-person indicative plural present)
trouvez (indicative plural present)
trouent (indicative plural present third-person)
trouveis (imperfect indicative singular)
trouveis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
trouveit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
trouvioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
trouviez (imperfect indicative plural)
trouveient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
trouvis (indicative preterite singular)
trouvis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
trouvit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
trouvîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
trouvîtes (indicative plural preterite)
trouvîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
trouverai (future indicative singular)
trouveras (future indicative second-person singular)
trouvera (future indicative singular third-person)
trouveroms (first-person future indicative plural)
trouverez (future indicative plural)
trouveront (future indicative plural third-person)
trouvereis (conditional indicative singular)
trouvereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
trouvereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
trouverioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
trouveriez (conditional indicative plural)
trouvereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
troue (first-person present singular subjunctive)
troues (present second-person singular subjunctive)
troue (present singular subjunctive third-person)
trouvioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
trouviez (plural present subjunctive)
trouent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
trouvisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
trouvisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
trouvît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trouvisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trouvissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
trouvissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
trouvissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
troue (imperative singular)
trouvoms (first-person imperative plural)
trouvez (imperative plural)

From Old French trover, truver, from Vulgar Latin *tropāre, present active infinitive of *tropō, from Latin tropus.


banane

Borrowed from French banane, ultimately from a West African language such as Wolof banaana.


vendre

From Old French vendre, from Latin vēndere, present active infinitive of vēndō (“I sell”).


finir

finir (infinitive)
finissant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
fini (masculine participle past singular)
finie (feminine participle past singular)
finis (masculine participle past plural)
finies (feminine participle past plural)
finis (indicative present singular)
finis (indicative present second-person singular)
finit (indicative present singular third-person)
finissoms (first-person indicative plural present)
finissez (indicative plural present)
finissent (indicative plural present third-person)
finisseis (imperfect indicative singular)
finisseis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
finisseit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
finissioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
finissiez (imperfect indicative plural)
finisseient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
finis (indicative preterite singular)
finis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
finit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
finîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
finîtes (indicative plural preterite)
finîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
finirai (future indicative singular)
finiras (future indicative second-person singular)
finira (future indicative singular third-person)
finiroms (first-person future indicative plural)
finirez (future indicative plural)
finiront (future indicative plural third-person)
finireis (conditional indicative singular)
finireis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
finireit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
finirioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
finiriez (conditional indicative plural)
finireient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
finisse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
finisses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
finisse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
finissioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
finissiez (plural present subjunctive)
finissent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
finisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
finisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
finît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
finisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
finissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
finissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
finissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
finis (imperative singular)
finissoms (first-person imperative plural)
finissez (imperative plural)

From Old French finir, from Latin fīnīre.


parler

parler (infinitive)
parlant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
parlé (masculine participle past singular)
parlée (feminine participle past singular)
parlés (masculine participle past plural)
parlées (feminine participle past plural)
parle (indicative present singular)
parles (indicative present second-person singular)
parle (indicative present singular third-person)
parloms (first-person indicative plural present)
parlez (indicative plural present)
parlent (indicative plural present third-person)
parleis (imperfect indicative singular)
parleis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
parleit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
parlioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
parliez (imperfect indicative plural)
parleient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
parlis (indicative preterite singular)
parlis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
parlit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
parlîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
parlîtes (indicative plural preterite)
parlîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
parlerai (future indicative singular)
parleras (future indicative second-person singular)
parlera (future indicative singular third-person)
parleroms (first-person future indicative plural)
parlerez (future indicative plural)
parleront (future indicative plural third-person)
parlereis (conditional indicative singular)
parlereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
parlereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
parlerioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
parleriez (conditional indicative plural)
parlereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
parle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
parles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
parle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
parlioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
parliez (plural present subjunctive)
parlent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
parlisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
parlisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
parlît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
parlisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
parlissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
parlissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
parlissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
parle (imperative singular)
parloms (first-person imperative plural)
parlez (imperative plural)

From Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.


fort

From Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.


même

From Old French meïsme, mesme, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met (intensifier) + ipse (“him/her/itself”) + -issimus (superlative ending).


oui

From Old French oïl, a contraction of o il, from Vulgar Latin hoc ille.


pâté

From Old French pasté, from Latin pasta.


brun

From Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”).


viande

From Old French viande, from Vulgar Latin *vīvanda, alteration of Latin vīvenda, from the neuter plural form of vīvendus (“which is to be lived”), future passive participle of vīvō, vīvere (“live”, verb).


nez

From Old French nés, from Latin nāsus. Geographical sense likely under influence from Old Norse nes (“headland”). See English ness.


Sophie

a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia


pont

From Old French pont, from Latin pōns, pontem.


assistant

head

assistant m (plural assistants, feminine assistante)

assistants (plural)
assistante (feminine)


ville

From Old French ville, from Latin vīlla (“country house”).

Trachier la ville par Torteval.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 540:

To seek for the town by way of Torteval.


reine

From Old French royne, reine, from Latin rēgīna.


grange

From Old French grange, from Vulgar Latin *grānica, from Latin grānum (“grain”).


prix

From Old French pris, from Latin pretium (“price, reward”).


Louis

From Old French, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg; see German Ludwig for more information.

(continental Normandy) a male given name


prendre

From Old French prendre, prandre, from Latin prēndō, prēndere, an alternative form of prehendō, prehendere (“lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch”).

Ch'est prendre de Pierre Chyvret pour dounaïr à Monsieur Careye.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 526, 528:

It is taking from Pierre Chyvret to give to Mr. Carey.


matériel

From Old French, from Late Latin māteriālis (“material, made of matter”), from Latin māteria (“wood, material, substance”) from māter (“mother”).


console

(Jersey) Russian comfrey (Symphytum × uplandicum)


mouton

From Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.


rai

From Old French rai, from Latin radius (“spoke”).


sarge

From Old French [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *sarica, from Latin sērica.


mardi

From Old French mardi, from Latin Mārtis diēs, variant of diēs Mārtis (literally “day of Mars”).


gens

From Old French gens, gent, from Latin gēns, gentis.


-i

From Latin -īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of fourth conjugation verbs.

(Jersey) A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.


cuire

From Old French cuire, from Late Latin cocere, from Latin coquere.


-ment

From Old French -ment, from Latin mente.

Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.


-ment

From Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum.

Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.


trop

From Old French trop (“unreasonably excessive”), from Frankish *þorp (“a cluster, agglomeration”).


arriver

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. Synchronically a- + rive + -er.


laine

From Old French lainne, leine, from Latin lāna.


oublier

From Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, frequentative of Latin oblīvīscor (via its past participle oblītus).


comme

From Old French come, from Late Latin quōmodo et.

Jaune coume q'zette.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 523:


connaître

From Old French conoistre, from Late Latin conōscere, from Latin cognōscere.


fille

From Old French fille, from Latin fīlia.

A quànd les filles sufflent le guiablle s'éhuque.

When girls whistle the devil laughs outright.


rosser

From Old French roissier, from Vulgar Latin *rustiare, from *rustia, from Late Latin rustum.


forêt

From Old French forest, from Early Medieval Latin forestis.


mé

From Old French mei, mi (“me”), from Latin mē (“me”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)me-, *(e)me-n- (“me”).


mé

From Old French mer, from Latin mare, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.


bas

From Old French [Term?], from Late Latin bassus.

Grànd maïr ou morte iaue,
 La lune au sud, il est basse iaue.

Whether it be spring tides or neap tides, when the moon is due south it will be low water.


mais

From Old Northern French meis, from Latin mēnsis.


sé

From Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.


sé

From Old French seir, soir, from Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).


sé

From Old French sel, from Latin sāl, salem.


entrer

From Old French entrer (“to enter”), from Latin intrō, intrāre.

Mars qui entre coume ùn agné sortira coume ùn touaré.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 531-32:

March that enters like a lamb will leave like a bull.


Alfred

a male given name, equivalent to English Alfred


copier

(Jersey) to copy (produce an object identical to a given object)


tard

From Old French tard, tart, from Latin tarde.


terre

From Old French terre, from Latin terra (“earth”).


corde

From Old French corde, borrowed from Latin chorda (“gut”).


chanter

Borrowed from French chanter, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantō, cantare (“sing”, verb).

I' chànte coume ùn orateur.


robe

From Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war; robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *reup- (“to tear, peel”).


gourmand

From Old French, where it had the sense of trencherman, but of uncertain ultimate origin.


abus

From Old French abus (“improper use”), from Latin abūsus (“misused, using up”), perfect active participle of abūtor, abūtī (“use up, exhaust, consume; waste, squander; misuse, abuse; use improperly”).


douteuse

feminine singular of douteux (“doubtful”)


venir

venir (infinitive)
venant (gerund)
yêtre (auxiliary)
venu (masculine participle past singular)
venue (feminine participle past singular)
venus (masculine participle past plural)
venues (feminine participle past plural)
viens (indicative present singular)
viens (indicative present second-person singular)
vient (indicative present singular third-person)
venoms (first-person indicative plural present)
venez (indicative plural present)
viennent (indicative plural present third-person)
veneis (imperfect indicative singular)
veneis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
veneit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
venioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
veniez (imperfect indicative plural)
veneient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
vins (indicative preterite singular)
vins (indicative preterite second-person singular)
vint (indicative preterite singular third-person)
vînmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
vîntes (indicative plural preterite)
vîntrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
viendrai (future indicative singular)
viendras (future indicative second-person singular)
viendra (future indicative singular third-person)
viendroms (first-person future indicative plural)
viendrez (future indicative plural)
viendront (future indicative plural third-person)
viendreis (conditional indicative singular)
viendreis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
viendreit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
viendrioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
viendriez (conditional indicative plural)
viendreient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
vienne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
viennes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
vienne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
venioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
veniez (plural present subjunctive)
viennent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
vinsse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
vinsses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
vînt (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
vinsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
vinssioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vinssiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
vinssent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
viens (imperative singular)
venoms (first-person imperative plural)
venez (imperative plural)

From Old French venir, from Latin venīre.


aller

From Old French aler, from Early Medieval Latin alāre, of uncertain origin.


entre

From Old French entre, from Latin inter.


sortir

From Old French, from Latin sortīrī, present active infinitive of sortior, probably influenced by surrectus (through a Vulgar Latin form *surctus and its derivatives, possibly through a verb *surrectīre, surctīre).


pêche

From Old French pesche, from Vulgar Latin *pessica (cf. Medieval Latin pesca), from Late Latin persica, from Latin persicum.


sinner

From Latin signō, signāre, from signum (“mark, sign”).


monter

From Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from the Latin noun montem (“mountain”).


mux

From Old French mielz, mialz, miels, from Latin melius.

Un mouisson à la main vaut mûx que daeux qui volent.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 514:

A bird in the hand is worth two on the wing.


couronne

From Old French corone, from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”).


Jacques

From Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ).

a male given name, equivalent to French Jacques or English Jack


sonde

From Old French sonde (“sounding line”), from Old English [Term?].


riche

From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”) (modern English rich).

Ch'n'est pas les ciens qui labourent le pûs près du fossaï qui sont les pûs riches.

It is not they who plough nearest the hedge who are the richest.


glacial

From Latin glaciālis, from glaciēs (“ice”).


pronom

From Latin pronomen, which is a calque of Ancient Greek ἀντωνυμία (antōnumía).


fé

From Old French fer, from Latin ferrum (“iron”).


salle

From Old French sale (“a large room, large reception hall”), from Frankish *sal (“dwelling, house, entrance hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą (“dwelling, house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”).


poule

From Old French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, feminine form of Latin pullus (“rooster”).

séthée ès poules

bachelorette party, hen night, hen party


nom

From Old French nom (whence French nom), from Latin nōmen (whence Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).


vrai

From Old French verai, from Early Medieval Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx.


vrai

From a Germanic source; compare English wrack, Dutch wrak, German Wrack.

brîngeais

bladder wrack; toothed wrack, serrated wrack; egg wrack, knotted wrack

crochet

channelled wrack; egg wrack, knotted wrack

plîse

grass-wrack, sea-wrack, eelgrass; small vraic washed up


perde

From Old French perdre, from Latin perdō, perdere.


quien

From Old French kien, itself from Latin canis.


battre

From Old French batre, from Latin battere, from earlier battuere.


samedi

From Old French samedi, from Vulgar Latin *sambati diēs, from Latin Sabbati diēs < diēs Sabbati (“day of the Sabbath”).


tenir

tenir (infinitive)
tenant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
tenu (masculine participle past singular)
tenue (feminine participle past singular)
tenus (masculine participle past plural)
tenues (feminine participle past plural)
tiens (indicative present singular)
tiens (indicative present second-person singular)
tient (indicative present singular third-person)
tenoms (first-person indicative plural present)
tenez (indicative plural present)
tiennent (indicative plural present third-person)
teneis (imperfect indicative singular)
teneis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
teneit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
tenioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
teniez (imperfect indicative plural)
teneient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
tins (indicative preterite singular)
tins (indicative preterite second-person singular)
tint (indicative preterite singular third-person)
tînmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
tîntes (indicative plural preterite)
tîntrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
tiendrai (future indicative singular)
tiendras (future indicative second-person singular)
tiendra (future indicative singular third-person)
tiendroms (first-person future indicative plural)
tiendrez (future indicative plural)
tiendront (future indicative plural third-person)
tiendreis (conditional indicative singular)
tiendreis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
tiendreit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
tiendrioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
tiendriez (conditional indicative plural)
tiendreient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
tienne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tiennes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tienne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
tenioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
teniez (plural present subjunctive)
tiennent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tinsse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
tinsses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
tînt (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tinsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tinssioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tinssiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
tinssent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
tiens (imperative singular)
tenoms (first-person imperative plural)
tenez (imperative plural)

From Old French tenir, from Early Medieval Latin tenīre, from Classical Latin tenēre.


aime

first-person singular present indicative of aimer

third-person singular present indicative of aimer

first-person singular present subjunctive of aimer

third-person singular present subjunctive of aimer

second-person singular present imperative of aimer


portico

Borrowed from English portico, ultimately from Latin porticus.


tête

From Old French teste, from Latin testa (“pot, jug, brick”).


senti

From Old French sentir, from Latin sentiō, sentīre.


scène

From Latin scaena, scena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”).

uder

Înmaginne la scène

2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 6:


sente

From Latin sēmita (“narrow way, footpath”).


écrire

From Old French escrire, escrivre (“to write”), from Latin scrībō, scrībere (“write”).


érotique

From Latin eroticus, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), from ἔρως (érōs, “sexual love”).


ventre

From Old French ventre, from Latin venter, ventrem.

(Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) belly, stomach


Venise

From Latin Venetia, after the Veneti. See Venetia for more.

(France) Venice (the capital city of Veneto, Italy)

(France) Venice (a metropolitan city of Veneto, Italy)


oreille

From Old French oreille, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, diminutive of auris (“ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

Chu qu' nou n'a jamais veu, et jamais ne verra,
 Ch'est le nic d'une souaris dans l'oreille d'un cat.

One thing you have never seen and will never see, a mouse's nest in a cat's ear.


homosexuelle

feminine singular of homosexuel (“homosexual”)


homosexuelle

female equivalent of homosexuel (“homosexual”)


homosexuel

Borrowed from English homosexual or French homosexuel.


homosexuel

head

homosexuel m (plural homosexuels, feminine homosexuelle)

homosexuels (plural)
homosexuelle (feminine)


Ernest

a male given name, equivalent to English Ernest


rond

From Old French reont, from Late Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus.


cuit

From Old French cuit, from Latin coctus, perfect passive participle of coquō (“cook, ripen”).


moudre

From Old French moldre, moudre (“grind”), from Latin molō, molere (“grind, mill”).


soupe

From Old French souppe, sope, from Late Latin suppa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-Germanic *supô.

S'il ne l'a en breuf, il l'aira en soupe.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 513:

If he does not get it in broth, he'll get it in soup.

Trop d'couques gâtent la soupe sans doute, et ché s'sait mus d'penser coumme tchi agrandi la pâte ou affêtchi la soupe au run d'hèrtchîngni tréjous pouor la manniéthe d'la cop'thie, ou la manniéthe dé couté ou d'dréch'rêsse.

2013 March 5, Geraint Jennings, “Mar martello”, in The Town Crier, archived from the original on 2016-03-13, page 20:

Too many cooks no doubt spoil the broth, and it'd be better to think about how to make the pie bigger or thicken the soup instead of always arguing over how to carry out the cutting or what type of knife or ladle to use.


castor

Borrowed from French castor, from Latin castor (“beaver”).


Lundi

From Old French lundi, from Vulgar Latin *Lūnae dīēs, from Latin dīēs Lūnae (literally “day of the Moon”).


Italien

From Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”).


Guy

From Old French Gui, a form of Old High German Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element *widuz (“wood”), such as Witold and Widukind.

a male given name, equivalent to English Guy


Jean

From Old French Jehan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).

der

a male given name, equivalent to French Jean or English John


Mar

Même si Mar martelle, ch'est l'travas d'bouôns gens tchi martelle à flieur dé bras!

Even if March hits like a hammer, there are folk at work hammering away like anything!


Mar

From Old French Marc, similar to the Anglo-Norman variant Marke.

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to French Marc or English Mark


richard

head

richard m (plural richards, feminine richarde)


boutique

Borrowed from Old Occitan botica (or French boutique), from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “repository, storehouse”).


huile

From Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”).


bison

From Middle French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”).


marche

first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

inflection of marchi:
second-person singular imperative


prende

From Old French prendre, from Latin prendō, prendere, an alternative form of prehendō, prehendere (“lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch”).


pondre

From Old French pondre, from Latin pōnō, pōnere (“place, put, lay”).


joe

Inherited from Old French joe, from Vulgar Latin *gauta. Compare French joue.


settler

(Jersey) to settle (an argument, a dispute, etc.)


dette

From Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum.


amuser

From Old French amuser (“to stupefy, waste time, be lost in thought”), from a- + muser (“to stare stupidly at, gape, wander, waste time, loiter, think carefully about, attend to”), of uncertain and obscure origin.


cassette

From Old French casse (“case”) + -ette (diminutive).


mangi

From Old French mangier, from Late Latin mandūcāre, present active infinitive of manducō (“I chew, masticate, gnaw; I eat, devour”).


promettre

From Old French prometre, an early borrowing from Latin prōmittō, prōmittere (“send forth; promise”).


marches

second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of marchi


haï

From Old French haïr, hadir (“to hate”), from Frankish *hattjan (“to hate”), from Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (“to hate”), from *hataz (“hatred, hate”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂d- (“strong emotion”).


aimez

second-person plural present indicative of aimer

second-person plural imperative of aimer


aimes

second-person singular present indicative of aimer

second-person singular subjunctive of aimer


aiment

third-person plural present indicative of aimer

third-person plural present subjunctive of aimer


aimais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of aimer

second-person singular imperfect indicative of aimer


amé

From Old French amer (“bitter; sour”), from Latin amārus (“bitter”).


aimons

first-person plural present indicative of aimer

first-person plural present imperative of aimer


saler

From Old French, from Latin *salāre, from Classical Latin saliō, salīre, from sāl (“salt”).


après

From Old French aprés, from Late Latin ad pressum, from Latin ad + pressum.

Six s'maïnes avant Noué, et six s'maïnes après, les nits sont les pûs longues, et le jours les pûs freds.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 533:

Six weeks before Christmas and six weeks after, the nights are the longest and the days the coldest.


crème

From Old French cresme, from Late Latin crāmum, a blend of Gaulish *crama and Late Latin chrisma (“ointment”).


gardent

third-person plural present indicative of garder

third-person plural present subjunctive of garder


gardais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of garder

second-person singular imperfect indicative of garder


habits

From Old French habit, from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, state, appearance, dress, attire”), from habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).


avec

From Old French avoc, avoec, avuec (“with”) (compare French avec).


garder

Inherited from Old French guarder, form Early Medieval Latin wardāre.


talon

From Old French talon (“heel, spur”), from Vulgar Latin *talonis, from Latin talus.

T'as acouare les jaunes talons.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 520:


garde

From Old French guarde, of Germanic origins.


garde

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

first/third-person singular present indicative of garder

first/third-person singular present subjunctive of garder

second-person singular imperative of garder


sauver

From Old French sauver, salver, from Gallo-Romance salvar, from Late Latin salvō, salvāre (“save”), from Latin salvus.

If you see the sun on Candlemas Day, save your hay for you will want it.


avait

(Guernsey) third-person singular imperfect indicative of aver


chandelle

Borrowed from French chandelle, from Latin candēla. Displaced the native cognate candelle.


Colombie

(Jersey) Colombia (a country in South America)


Hongrie

(Jersey) Hungary (a country in Central Europe)


juré

From Old French juré, from Latin iūrātus. Cf. juther.


pauvre

From Old French povre, from Latin pauper, pauperem.


voler

From Old French, from Latin volō, volāre (“fly”).

Un mouisson dans la main vaut mûx que daeux qui volent.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 542-43:

A bird in the hand is better than two who fly.


juge

From Old French juge, from Latin iūdicem, jūdicem, accusative singular of iūdex.


sabbat

From Latin sabbata, sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”).


seul

From Old French sol, soul (“alone”), from Latin sōlus (“alone, sole, only”).


bête

From Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.

I' va d'vànt ses bêtes.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 542:


tuore

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French torel (compare French taureau), a diminutive of tor, taur, from Latin taurus.


duc

From Old French duc, borrowed from Latin dux, ducem, from dūcō, dūcere (“lead, guide”).

Coordinate term: duchêsse


sorte

From Old French sorte, borrowed from Latin sors, sortem. Cf. sort.


i'

Si nou lli dounne ùn peis i' prend une faïve.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 512:

If you give him a pea, he will take a bean.


chaîne

From Old French chaine, chaene (“chain”), from Latin catēna (“chain”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to braid, twist; hut, shed”).


bein

head

bein (comparative miyeu, superlative miyeu)


dormi

From Old French dormir, from Latin dormiō, dormīre (“sleep”).


tither

From Old French tirer (“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (“to tear, tear apart”). If derived from the Germanic word, cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (distairan, “to tear apart”), 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (gatairan, “to tear down, remove”), German zerren (“to tug”). Alternatively from a reduction of Old French martirier, from Late Latin *martyrāre.


bras

From Old French bras, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).


a

(Guernsey) third-person singular present indicative of aver


hors

From Old French fors, hors, from Latin foris, or back-derived from dehors, from Late Latin dē forīs.


avaient

(Guernsey) third-person plural imperfect indicative of aver


savon

From Old French savon (“soap”), from Latin sāpōnem, accusative singular of sāpō (“soap”), from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ (“soap”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, drip, strain, trickle”).


ligi

From Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from *levius + -ārius, the former element representing an alteration of Latin levis (“lightweight”). Compare French léger, Catalan lleuger, Occitan leugièr.


dé

From Old French doit, doi, from Latin digitus.

s'mettre l'dé dans l'yi

to put one's foot in it; to put one's finger in one's eye


parti

From Old French partir, from Latin partiō, partīre (“distribute, divide”).


parti

From Old French partie, from Medieval Latin partīta (“a part, party”), from Latin partīta, feminine past participle of partior, partīrī (“divide”).


chaque

head

chaque m or f (invariable, masculine and feminine plural chaques)

Cognate to Middle French chasque (“each”), a back-formation from Old French chascun (“each one, every one”).


sus

Orguillaeux coume ùn pouâis sûs v'louss.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 524:


sus

first-person singular preterite of saver


souvent

From Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde.


matin

From Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).

Si le soleil est rouage au sèr, / Ch'est pour biau temps aver, / S'il est rouage au matin, / Ch'est la mare au chemin.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 534:

If the sun is red in the evening, it is a sign of fine weather, but when he is red in the morning, you may expect pools of water on the road.

(Guernsey, continental Normandy) morning


donne

first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

inflection of donner:
second-person singular imperative


prescription

From Old French prescripcion, borrowed from Latin praescriptio, praescriptionem.


mauvais

From Old French malvais (1080), from Late Latin malifātius (“unfortunate”, 4th c.), from Latin malum (“bad”) + fātum (“fate”).


Henri

a male given name, equivalent to English Henry


Liban

From Latin Libanus, from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos).

(Jersey) Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


ete

From Old French esté, from Latin aestās, aestātem.

spring France: renouvé Guernsey: r'nouvé () Jersey: èrnouvé () Sark: rnuve ()

éto Guernsey: étaï () Jersey: êté () Sark: ete ()

autumn France: arryire Guernsey: autaomme () Jersey: s'tembre () Sark: otum ()

winter France: hivé Guernsey: hivaer () Jersey: hivé () Sark: ive ()


minne

From Old French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”).


ichi

From Northern Old French chi (“here”), from Vulgar Latin *ecce hīc, with /i-/ added by analogy with Old French iluec (“there, in that place”), from Latin illoc. Compare French ici.


politique

From Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολῑτικός (polītikós, “civic, constitutional, public”), from πόλις (pólis, “city”).


litchi

From Frankish *lekkon, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.


février

From Old French fevrier, Late Latin Febrārius, from Latin Februārius.


mère

From Old French medre, mere, from Latin māter, mātrem, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Février dit à Janvier:—'Si j'étais à votre pièche je f'rais gelaïr le pots sus le faeu et les p'tits éfàns aux seins de leurs mères'—et pour son ìmpudence i' fut raccourchi de daeux jours, et Janvier fut aloigni.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 530-31:

February said to January:—If I were in your place I would cause the pots to freeze on the fire, and babes at their mothers' breasts—and for his insolence he was shortened of two days, and January was lengthened.


forme

From Old French forme, borrowed from Latin forma.


rompre

From Old French rompre, from Latin rumpō, rumpere (“break”).

la mort d'la chorchiéthe avait rompu san chorchéthon.

2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 24:

the death of the sorceress had broken her spell.


sonner

From Old French soner, suner, from Latin sonō, sonāre (“make a noise, sound, resound”).


fée

From Vulgar Latin Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate”).


jouer

head

jouer (gerund jouéthie or jouêthie or jouôthie)

jouéthie (gerund)
jouêthie (gerund)
jouôthie (gerund)

From Old French joer, from Latin iocārī. Compare French jouer.

(Jersey) to play (engage in games or play)

(Jersey, music, transitive, intransitive) to play (produce music from a musical instrument)


Islande

From Old Norse Ísland, from íss (“ice”) + land (“land, country”).


chanson

Borrowed from French chanson f. Replaced the native word cânchon f, also from Latin cantiō f.

I' vit d'amour et de belles chànsons—coum' les alouettes de roques.

He lives on love and fine songs—as larks do on stones.


Lisa

a diminutive of the female given name Lisabé


offri

From Old French ofrir, from Vulgar Latin *offerīre, from Latin offerō, offerre (“bring before, present, offer, show, exhibit; expose”).


aimait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of aimer


aimaient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of aimer


aimiez

second-person plural indicative imperative of aimer

second-person plural subjunctive present of aimer


aimions

first-person plural indicative imperative of aimer

first-person plural subjunctive present of aimer


aimant

From Vulgar Latin *adimantis, a form of *adimas, from Latin adamās (“hard iron”).


gourd

From Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus.


bourse

English: burse

From Old French borse, Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide”).

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris#Translingual

(Jersey) shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Valerianella locusta
Valerianella locusta#Translingual

(Jersey) corn salad (Valerianella locusta)


ivre

Inherited from Old French yvre, from Latin ēbrius.


gros

From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.


difficile

From Old French difficile, from Latin difficilis.


août

From Old French aoust, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin augustus.


décembre

From Old French decembre, a borrowing from Latin december, decembrem.


pum

Inherited from Old French pomme, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum (“fruit”).


septante

From Old French setante, from Latin septuāgintā.


merci

From Old French merci (“mercy; clemency”), from Latin mercēdem (“wages, fee, price”).


Guernésiais

(Guernsey) Guernésiais (Guernsey Norman)


Jèrriais

(Jersey, France) of, from, or relating to Jersey


Jèrriais

(Jersey, France) Jerseyman, someone from Jersey


hache

From Old French hache, from Frankish *happjā, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, *habjǭ (“knife”).


correspondent

head

correspondent m (plural correspondents, feminine correspondente)

correspondents (plural)
correspondente (feminine)


mousse

Borrowed from French mousse, from Spanish mozo.


bourdon

From Old French bordon (“bumblebee, drone, beetle, insect”), from Medieval Latin burdo.

der

Ch'est coume un bourdon dans une canne.


Georgie

Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


drogue

Either via French (or Middle French) drogue, or borrowed directly from Middle Dutch droge.


dus

first-person singular preterite of d'ver


attendre

From Old French atendre, borrowed from Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

(Guernsey, reflexive, s'attendre) to expect


valer

From Old French valeir, from Latin valeō, valēre (“be worth”).

Vent d'amont ôve pllie, ne vaut pas un fllie.

An east wind with rain is not worth a limpet.


Groenland

Ultimately from Old Norse Grœnland (“Greenland”).

(Jersey) Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


propre

From Old French propre, borrowed from Latin proprius.


malchanceux

I' n'faut pon dithe lé mot cliochi en mé, car v'là tch'est malchanceux!

2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 20:


sud

From Old French sud, su (“south”), from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

Grànd maïr ou morte iaue,
 La lune au sud, il est basse iaue.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 539:

Whether it be spring tides or neap tides, when the moon is due south it will be low water.


idée

Borrowed from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”).


discours

Borrowed from Middle French discours, from Late Latin discursus (“the act of running about”).


volaille

From Old French volille, volleille, from Late Latin volātilia, from Latin volātilis.


banque

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”).


compte

Borrowed from French compte, from Latin computus.

I' n'en prend ni compte ni taille.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 519:


beurre

From Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

faithe eune montangne dé beurre

to do something half-baked; to construct a house of cards; to make a mountain of butter


ombre

From Old French onbre, from Latin umbra.


Suisse

From Middle High German Swīz (“the valley or the town of Schwyz”).

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


maître

head

maître m (plural maîtres, feminine maitrêsse)

From Old French maistre, from Latin magister, magistrum.


commandant

commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)

commandants (plural)
commandante (feminine)


Jeanne

a female given name, equivalent to English Jane


Israël

From Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


heu

Compare English hoy, Dutch hui, German Heu.


bec

Borrowed from Old Norse bekkr (“brook, creek, stream”).

bor

river (cf. English: beck, a stream or small river)


gant

From Old French guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove”).


tendre

From Old French tendre, from Latin tener, tenerum.


garçon

Borrowed from French garçon. Displaced native hardé.


salut

From Old French salut, from Latin salūs, salūtem.


sauter

From Old French, from Latin saltō, saltāre.


lé

lé beurre

lé dgèrryi

lé lait

lé sâbre

Dans les clios étout nou vait des tracteurs et des machinnes tandi qu'lé travas du fèrmyi r'prend san rhythme coumme tréjous.

In the fields tractors and machines can be seen too as farm work picks up again as always.

(Jersey) the masculine singular definite article


avais

(Guernsey) first-person singular imperfect indicative of aver

(Guernsey) second-person singular imperfect indicative of aver


pasteur

From Old French pastur, pastor, borrowed from Latin pastor, pastōrem (“shepherd”).


pape

From Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas).


ancien

From Old French anciien, from Vulgar Latin *anteanus.


lapin

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 516:
Où 'est qu'il y a du crottin, il y a du lapìn.
Where you see their droppings, you may expect to find rabbits.


mont

From Old French mont, from Latin montem, accusative of mōns.


manche

From Old French manche, from Latin manica, from manus (“hand”) (compare main).


fis

first-person singular preterite of faithe


alouette

From Old French aloëte, diminutive of aloe, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish [Term?].


laver

From Old French laver, from Latin lavō, lavāre.


mur

From Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mei (“to fix, to build fortifications or fences”).


poing

From Old French poing (“hand”), from Latin pugnus.


raz

Borrowed from Old Norse rás (“current, channel”).


joindre

From Old French joindre, from Latin iungō, iungere (“join, yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”).


taon

From Old French täun, tahon, toon, from Vulgar Latin *tabōnem, accusative of *tabō, from Latin tabānus (“gadfly, horsefly”).


gars

Germanic borrowing, probably from Frankish *gard (“spike, stick”) (with reference to the male's penis).


île

From Old French isle, from Vulgar Latin *isula, from Classical Latin īnsula.


nagi

From Old French nagier (“sail; cross water; swim”), from Latin nāvigō (“sail, navigate, travel by sea”), from nāvis (“ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.


pieuvre

From Old Northern French puerve, from Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, “several feet”).


arrêter

From Old French arester (“to stay, stop”), from Vulgar Latin *arrestō, *arrestāre, from Latin ad- + restō, restāre (“to stop, remain behind, stay back”).


sauf

From Latin salvus (“safe, well, unharmed, sound, saved, alive”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”).


juste

From Old French juste, in this form probably borrowed from Latin iūstus (“just, lawful, rightful, true, due, proper, moderate”), from iūs (“law, right”).


kut

From Old French coute, code (“elbow”), from Latin cubitum, from cubō, cubāre (“lie down, recline”).


penser

From Old French penser, from Latin pensāre (“ponder, consider”). Compare also p'ser.


abattre

From Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.


hanter

From Old Norse heimta (“to bring home, house”) or/and from Old English hāmettan (“to house”); both from Proto-Germanic *haimatjaną (“to bring home, house”).

uder

Nou dit u'chu c'mîn est hanté... par la vioge

2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN:

We say that the road is haunted... by the evil spirit


nyit

From Old French noit, nuit, from Latin noctem, accusative of nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.


fièvre

From Old French fievre, from Latin febris.


broche

Inherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp”).


carreau

From Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, from Classical Latin quadrus.


roué

From Old French roi, from Latin rēx, rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).


trompette

From Old French trompette (“trumpet”), diminutive of trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), of Germanic origin.


souper

From Old French soper, derived from supe, sope (“soup”) (modern French soupe).


décider

From Latin dēcīdō, dēcīdere (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”).


ris

From Old French ris for earlier *rifs (plural), probably borrowed from Old Norse rif (“reef”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”).


ris

first-person singular preterite of rithe


villi

villi (infinitive)
villaunt (gerund)
avaer (auxiliary)
villi (masculine participle past singular)
villie (feminine participle past singular)
villis (masculine participle past plural)
villies (feminine participle past plural)
vêle (indicative present singular)
vêles (indicative present second-person singular)
vêle (indicative present singular third-person)
villoums (first-person indicative plural present)
villiz (indicative plural present)
vêlent (indicative plural present third-person)
villeis (imperfect indicative singular)
villeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
villeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
villioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
villiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
villeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
villis (indicative preterite singular)
villis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
villît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
villîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
villîtes (indicative plural preterite)
villîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
villerai (future indicative singular)
villeras (future indicative second-person singular)
villera (future indicative singular third-person)
villeroums (first-person future indicative plural)
villeraez (future indicative plural)
villerount (future indicative plural third-person)
villereis (conditional indicative singular)
villereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
villereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
villerioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
villeriaez (conditional indicative plural)
villereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
vêle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
vêles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
vêle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
villioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
villiaez (plural present subjunctive)
vêlent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
villisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
villisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
villisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
villissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
villissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
villîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
vêle (imperative singular)
villoums (first-person imperative plural)
villiz (imperative plural)

From Old French veillier, from Latin vigilare, present active infinitive of vigilo (“I watch”).


joli

From Old French joli (“pretty, cute”), jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”),
possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).


condamner

From Old French condamner, borrowed from Latin condemnō, condemnāre.


projet

From Latin prōiectum (“projection”), from prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō, prōicere (“throw forth, extend; expel”).


rhinocéros

Borrowed from French rhinocéros, from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), composed of ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).


éléphant

Borrowed from Middle French elephant, itself a learned borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos).

ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος


cour

From Old French cort, from Latin cortem, accusative of cors, shortening of cohors.


soutenir

soutenir (infinitive)
soutenant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
soutint (masculine participle past singular)
soutinte (feminine participle past singular)
soutints (masculine participle past plural)
soutintes (feminine participle past plural)
soutiens (indicative present singular)
soutiens (indicative present second-person singular)
soutient (indicative present singular third-person)
soutenoms (first-person indicative plural present)
soutenez (indicative plural present)
soutiennent (indicative plural present third-person)
souteneis (imperfect indicative singular)
souteneis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
souteneit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
soutenioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
souteniez (imperfect indicative plural)
souteneient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
soutins (indicative preterite singular)
soutins (indicative preterite second-person singular)
soutint (indicative preterite singular third-person)
soutînmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
soutîntes (indicative plural preterite)
soutîntrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
soutiendrai (future indicative singular)
soutiendras (future indicative second-person singular)
soutiendra (future indicative singular third-person)
soutiendroms (first-person future indicative plural)
soutiendrez (future indicative plural)
soutiendront (future indicative plural third-person)
soutiendreis (conditional indicative singular)
soutiendreis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
soutiendreit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
soutiendrioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
soutiendriez (conditional indicative plural)
soutiendreient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
soutienne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
soutiennes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
soutienne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
soutenioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
souteniez (plural present subjunctive)
soutiennent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
soutinsse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
soutinsses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
soutînt (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
soutinsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
soutinssioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
soutinssiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
soutinssent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
soutiens (imperative singular)
soutenoms (first-person imperative plural)
soutenez (imperative plural)

From Old French sustenir, from Latin sustineo.


montrer

Alternative form of mouontrer (“to show”)


foule

From Old French foulc (“people, multitude, crowd, troop”), from Vulgar Latin, from Frankish *folk (“crowd, multitude, people”), from Proto-Germanic *fulką (“collection or class of people, multitude; host of warriors”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”).


frange

From Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Late Latin fimbria, singular of Latin fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”).


apprendre

From Old French aprandre, aprendre, from Latin apprendere, variant of apprehendere, present active infinitive of apprehendō (“grasp, understand, comprehend”).

Apprins au ber, dure jusqu'au ver.

What is learnt in the cradle goes with one to the grave.


baie

Uncertain; probably from Late Latin baia.


astronomie

From Old French astronomie, borrowed from Latin astronomia, from Ancient Greek ἀστρονομία (astronomía), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”).


peindre

From Old French peindre, from Latin pingō, pingere (“decorate, embellish; paint, tint, colour”).


tremper

Metathesis of Old French temprer (“to temper, moderate”), from Latin temperō, temperāre (“mix, moderate”, verb).


rosse

Borrowed from French rosse, from Old French roche, *rosse (“bad horse”), from Frankish *hros (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse, steed”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).


prêter

From Old French prester, from Latin praestō, praestāre.


côtelette

From Middle French costelette (“little rib”), a diminutive of Old French coste (“rib, side”), from Latin costa.


sarde

Pagellus bogaraveo
Pagellus bogaraveo#Translingual

red sea bream, blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)