Jeulie

From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius.

a female given name, equivalent to French Julie or English Julie or Julia


Mathide

a female given name, equivalent to French Mathilde or English Matilda


Rousalie

a female given name, equivalent to French Rosalie or English Rosalie


Philomène

From Ancient Greek Φιλομένα (Philoména).

a female given name, equivalent to English Philomena


Modeste

From the Latin name Modesta, a feminine form of Modestus, from the adjective modestus (“moderate, calm, restrained, mild”).


Margerie

From Latin Margarita, from margarīta (“pearl”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).

uder

a female given name, equivalent to French Margery


Nânette

a female given name, equivalent to French Nanette


atchusâtion

From Latin accūsātiō, accūsātiōnem, from accūsō, accūsāre (“accuse, indict”).


Dgieu

From Old French Deus, Dieu, from Latin Deus.


g'veu

From Old Northern French (compare Old French cheveu), from Latin capillus.


matîn

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


durànt

From Latin dūrāns, present participle of dūrō (“last, endure”).


daonc

From Old French dunc (“then”) (compare French donc).


aoute

From Old French altre, autre, from Latin alter.


d'vànt qué

I' ne faut pas faire le cottìn d'vànt que le viau seit naï.

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

One must not make the crib before the calf is born.

(Guernsey) before (at an earlier moment in time)


saeur

From Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus.


laongtemps

From Old French lonc tans (compare French longtemps).


endret dè d'vànt

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endret dè d'vànt m (plural endrets dè d'vànt)


ensemblle

From Old French ensemble, from Latin insimul, a variant of simul.


dardaise

From Late Latin *ardesia (vernacular of Northern France), possibly from Gaulish *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”, root), found also in Ardu-enna (“the Ardennes”), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries.


assaïz

From Old French asez, from Late Latin ad satis.

Ill' y en a assaï pour tous les Tostevins.

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


d'vànt

I' s'en est allaï les pids d'vànt.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 518:


journaïe

From Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta.


matinaïe

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


braichie

From Vulgar Latin *bracium (compare bras) + -ie.


batée

From Old French bast (“packsaddle”) + -ée.


grand'-mère

From grand'- (“grand-”) + mère (“mother”).


mudget

Diminutive form of Old French mugue or muguete (“musk”) (compare French muguet), from muscade, from Latin muscada, feminine of muscat (“musky”), from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian *mušk (“musk”), ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”), the shape of the gland being similar.


rousset

Alternative form of roussé (“small-spotted catshark, lesser spotted dogfish”)


roussé

small-spotted catshark
small-spotted catshark

Scyliorhinus canicula
Scyliorhinus canicula#Translingual

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


gaillard d'arriéthe

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gaillard d'arriéthe m (plural gaillards d'arriéthe)


mataud

Squalus acanthias
Squalus acanthias#Translingual

(Jersey) spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)


brébis

From Old French berbis, berbiz, from Vulgar Latin *berbix, berbicem, from Late Latin berbēx, berbēcis, from Latin vervēx (“wether”).


plleume

From Old French plume, from Latin plūma (“feather”).


maonde

From Old French monde, from Latin mundus.


gaillard d'avant

gaillard d'avant m (plural gaillards d'avant)


morcé

From Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter past participle of mordeō, mordēre (“bite, nibble, gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *merə- (“to rub, wipe; to pack, rob”).


saïl

From a variant of Old French sel, from Latin sāl, salem.


enduther

From Old French endurer, from Latin indūrō, indūrāre.


migniet

From Old French mie nuit, itself from mie, feminine singular of mi (“half, half way”) + nuit (“night”).


tcherbaon

From Old French charbon, from Latin carbō, carbōnem (“charcoal, coal”).


pertu

Il a fait pertus sous l'iaue.

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


pôïne

From Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”).


maraïe

From Latin mare (“sea”) (compare French marée, Catalan/Italian/Spanish marea), from Proto-Indo-European *móri.


pllànte

From Old French plante, from Latin planta.

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.


s'môine

From Old French semaine, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).


sessànte

From Old French seixante, soissante, from Latin sexāgintā.


barbe d'sapeur

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barbe d'sapeur f (plural barbes d'sapeur)


barbe d'gardîngni

barbe d'gardîngni f (plural barbes d'gardîngni)


ormé

From Old French, from Late Latin *auris maris.


fausse tchelle

fausse tchelle f (plural fausses tchelles)

(Jersey, nautical) outer keel, false keel


tchelle

Borrowed from Old Norse kilir, plural of kjölr (“keel”).


grand' tchuîsinne

grand' tchuîsinne f (plural grandes tchuîsinnes)

Alternative form of grand'tchuîsinne (“dining room”)


grand'tchuîsinne

grand'tchuîsinne f (plural grand'tchuîsinnes)


législâtion

Borrowed from Late Latin lēgislātiō, lēgislātiōnem (“the giving of the law”).


batâle

From Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō.


lectuthe

From Medieval Latin lēctūra (“reading”), feminine of Classical Latin lēctūrus, future active participle of legō, legere (“read, recite”).


méjeu

Si le soleil liet à méjour, le jour de Noué, il y aura bien des faeux l'annaïe ensuivant.

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

If the sun shines at noon on Christmas Day, there will be many fires lighted in the ensuing year.


llian

Cherne de llien, tourmente de près; cherne de près, tourmente de llien.

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

If the halo round the moon is large, the storm is near; if the halo is small, the storm is far away.


arriéthe

From Latin ad (“to”) + retrō (“back”) (compare French arrière).


hanque

From Old Northern French [Term?] (compare French hanche), from Proto-Germanic *hanka.


rotcher

From Old Northern French rocquier (compare Old French rochier, modern French rocher).


Bibl'ye

From Medieval Latin biblia (“book”) (reinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”), from Βύβλος (Búblos), the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /Gebal/).


gângni

From Old French gaaignier, from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre, of Germanic origin, from Old Frankish *waiþanjan (“to pasture, graze, hunt for food”), from Proto-Germanic *waiþanjaną.


branque

From an Old Northern French [Term?] source akin to Old French branche, from Vulgar Latin branca (“paw”), possibly from Gaulish *vranca.

Un mouisson à la main en vaut daeux sur la branque.

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

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


saer

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

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

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


travas

From Old French travail (“suffering”). Cognate with French travail (“work”).

Pûs de broue que de travâs.

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

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.


brotchet

Squalus acanthius
Wikispecies:Squalus acanthius

(Jersey) spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthius)


bague dé neuches

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bague dé neuches f (plural bagues dé neuches)


bague d'engagement

bague d'engagement f (plural bagues d'engagement)


bague dé fianchailles

bague dé fianchailles f (plural bagues dé fianchailles)


bârrique à cidre

bârrique à cidre f (plural bârriques à cidre)


bârrique à êpu

bârrique à êpu f (plural bârriques à êpu)


balle dé canon

balle dé canon f (plural balles dé canon)


bârrique

A flleur de Mars—ni pouque ni sac;
 A flleur d'Avril—pouque et baril;
 A flleur de Mai—barrique et touné.

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

Blossom in March requires neither bag nor sac;
 Blossom in April fills bag and barrel;
 Blossom in May fills hogshead and tun.


bâsse dé viole

bâsse dé viole f (plural bâsses dé viole)


crabe grégeaise

crabe grégeaise f (plural crabes grégeaises)

(Jersey) lady crab, swimming crab (Necora puber)


becque-dé-corbîn

becque-dé-corbîn f (plural becques-dé-corbîn)


belsaminne

From Late Latin balsamina (compare French balsamine), from Ancient Greek βαλσαμίνη (balsamínē).


faûcil'ye

From Old French falcille, from Late Latin falcīcula, a diminutive of Latin falcem. Compare French faucille.


baronmette ès pouôrres gens

baronmette ès pouôrres gens f (plural baronmettes ès pouôrres gens)


boursoufliuthe

boursoufliuthe f (plural boursoufliuthes)


boucl'ye dé bouton

boucl'ye dé bouton f (plural boucl'yes dé bouton)


bouochie d'son

bouochie d'son f (plural bouochies d'son)

(Jersey, journalism, television) sound bite


boucl'ye d'ouothelle

boucl'ye d'ouothelle f (plural boucl'yes d'ouothelle)


boucl'ye

From Old French bocle (“buckle”), from Latin buccula (“the cheek strap of a helmet”).


boutique à chucrîns

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boutique à chucrîns f (plural boutiques à chucrîns)


boutique à souv'nîns

boutique à souv'nîns f (plural boutiques à souv'nîns)


boutique à présents

boutique à présents f (plural boutiques à présents)


boutique à bottes

boutique à bottes f (plural boutiques à bottes)


boutique d'habilements

boutique d'habilements f (plural boutiques d'habilements)


orêle

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


buisset

From Old French boissel, from Gaulish *bossā.


caf'tchiéthe

Borrowed from French cafetière, or else from café (“coffee”) + -iéthe.


bouessé

From Old French boissel, from Gaulish *bossâ.


ouothelle

ouothelle dé souothis

changing forget-me-not; mouse-ear; early forget-me-not


bouissé

Quand le bouissé est pllein, i' jette.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 510:

When the bushel-measure is full, it runs over.


couotheux d'grève

couotheux d'grève m (plural couotheurs d'grève)


apèrchévance

From an Old French source akin to apercevoir (“to notice, realise, become aware of”).


cotonniéthe

Gnaphalium affine
Wikispecies:Gnaphalium affine

(Jersey, botany) Jersey cudweed (Gnaphalium affine)


coue

Ch'est la coue qui est la pière à écorchier.

It is the tail that is the hardest to flay.


dêchèrge

From Old French deschargier (“to unload”).


fanmil'ye rouoyale

fanmil'ye rouoyale f (plural fanmil'yes rouoyales)


cranne

From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).


êtaile tchiyante

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êtaile tchiyante f (plural êtailes tchiyantes)


êcale

From Old French escale, from Old High German scāla.


couoleu

From Old French color, from Latin color.


dgèrre civile

dgèrre civile f (plural dgèrres civiles)


Guernési

Borrowed from Old Norse [Term?], a compound of Granis (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”).


Gùernesey

From Old Norse, compound of Granis (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”).

Gùernésiais

of, from, or relating to Guernsey; Guernseyman; Guernésiais


fièvre trembliante

fièvre trembliante f (plural fièvres trembliantes)


dent d'sagesse

dent d'sagesse f (plural dents d'sagesse)

From dent (“tooth”) + sagesse (“wisdom”), calque of Latin dēns sapientiae.


femme dé mênage

femme dé mênage f (plural femmes dé mênage)


gaîffe-tâp-séle

gaîffe-tâp-séle f (plural gaîffe-tâp-séles)


Améthique

(Jersey) America, the Americas (two continents, North America and South America)

United States of America
United States of America#English

(Jersey) America, the United States of America (a country in North America)


oualipe

Borrowed from English wallop. Compare Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French walop.


blianche plianche

blianche plianche f (plural blianches plianches)


nouôrrituthe

From Latin nūtrītūra (“act of feeding or nourishing”) (compare French nourriture).


néthe plianche

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néthe plianche f (plural néthes plianches)


jeunment

From Old French jument, from Latin iūmentum.


brécolîn

Borrowed from Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo, diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”), from Latin broccus, of Gaulish origin.


onche

From Old Northern French [Term?] (compare French once), from Latin uncia.


natte à souothis

natte à souothis f (plural nattes à souothis)

(Jersey, computing) mouse pad, mouse mat


hôlouoge

From Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).


natte ès touches

natte ès touches f (plural nattes ès touches)


pâcienche

From Old French pacience, borrowed from Latin patientia.


plianche à vaile

plianche à vaile f (plural plianches à vaile)


nièche

From Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.


tchaîse à rouôlettes

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tchaîse à rouôlettes f (plural tchaîses à rouôlettes)


nâtion

From Old French nacion, borrowed from Latin nātio, nātiōnem, from nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“born”).


pétite-nièche

pétite-nièche f (plural pétites-nièches)


plianche à rouôlettes

plianche à rouôlettes f (plural plianches à rouôlettes)


êtaile

From Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).


mârraine

From Old French marrene, from Vulgar Latin *mātrāna, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin māter (“mother”).


pânnais

From Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca (“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork”); related to pastinō, pastināre (“dig up the ground”).


opéthâtion

From Latin operātiō, from the verb operor (“I work”), from opus, operis (“work”).


mauve à maq'thé

mauve à maq'thé f (plural mauves à maq'thé)


capuchinne

Regulus regulus
Regulus regulus#Translingual


ceingl'ye

(Jersey, pathology, neurology) neuralgia


chrêtchienneté

chrêtchienneté f (plural chrêtchiennetés)


clyînmatisâtion

clyînmatisâtion f (plural clyînmatisâtions)


câsaque à coue d'héthonde

câsaque à coue d'héthonde f (plural câsaques à coue d'héthonde)


badgette dé mémouaithe

badgette dé mémouaithe f (plural badgettes dé mémouaithe)


houette à houetter

houette à houetter f (plural houettes à houetter)


contchête

From Old French conqueste, from Late Latin *conquista.


machinne à s'pather

machinne à s'pather f (plural machinnes à s'pather)


mîngnonne dé cardrinnette

mîngnonne dé cardrinnette f (plural mîngnonnes dé cardrinnette)


dêpenser

From Latin dispensō, dispensāre (“dispense, distribute”).


hangne dé pot

(Jersey) loop for harnessing second horse


blianche danme

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blianche danme f (plural blianches danmes)

(Jersey) white lady (type of apparition)


Néthe Forêt

(Jersey) Black Forest (a large forest and mountain range in southwestern Germany)


conmète

From Old French comete, from Latin cometa, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”).


Mé Irlandaise

(Jersey) Irish Sea (a sea between Britain and Ireland)


mé r'tithante

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mé r'tithante f (plural mers r'tithantes)


Néthe Mé

(Jersey) Black Sea (an inland sea between Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Turkey)


papillon d'niet

papillon d'niet m (plural papillons d'niet)


Mé du Nord

(Jersey) North Sea (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, between Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France)


mémouaithe

From Old French memoire, from Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”).


Mé Arabe

(Jersey) Arabian Sea (a sea, a region of the Indian Ocean, located between India, the Arabian Peninsula and the Socotra Passage)


blianche gorge

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blianche gorge f (plural blianches gorges)


dgèrryi

From Old French guerreier (“fighter, combattant”), from Early Medieval Latin guerra, werra (“war”) (whence Norman dgèrre), from Frankish *werru (“riot, disturbance, quarrel”).


arsion

From Old French arson (“burning, fire”), ultimately from the Latin ārdeō, ārdēre (“burn”, verb).


Mé Ionienne

(Jersey) Ionian Sea (a sea in the central and eastern part of the Mediterranean)


Mé Morte

(Jersey) Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)


Mé Baltique

(Jersey) Baltic Sea (a sea in Northern Europe, connected to the Atlantic Ocean)


conméthe

From Old French commère, borrowed from Late Latin commāter, commātrem (“godmother”), from Latin com- + mater.


badgette

Borrowed from French baguette, from Italian bacchetta.


escarmuche

From Old French escharmuche (“skirmish”), from Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”), from Lombardic skirmen or Frankish *skirmijan.


caûchie

From Anglo-Norman/Old Northern French chaucee, caucie et al., from Late Latin calceāta or *calciāta, either from calceō/calciō (“stamp on, tread”), from Latin calx (“heel”), or from a derivative of calx (“limestone”). Compare French chaussée, English causeway.


blianche femme

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blianche femme f (plural blianches femmes)


vipéthe à bouais

vipéthe à bouais f (plural vipéthes à bouais)


moûque dé tchuîsinne

moûque dé tchuîsinne f (plural moûques dé tchuîsinne)


moûque à paîsson

moûque à paîsson f (plural moûques à paîsson)


moûque à boûse

moûque à boûse f (plural moûques à boûse)


puche dé tèrre

puche dé tèrre f (plural puches dé tèrre)


vèrte crabe

Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas#Translingual


moûque à longs pids

moûque à longs pids f (plural moûques à longs pids)


véthue chancreuse

véthue chancreuse f (plural véthues chancreuses)


véthue

hèrbe à véthues

greater celandine; petty spurge; sun spurge


sprède du grand mât

sprède du grand mât f (plural sprèdes du grand mât)


moûque d'un jour

moûque d'un jour f (plural moûques d'un jour)


vielle des bourdes

vielle des bourdes f (plural vielles des bourdes)


contchubinne

(Jersey) mistress (female partner in an extramarital relationship)


chuchette

Cerastoderma edule
Wikispecies:Cerastoderma edule

(Jersey) common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)


bête à chent pids

bête à chent pids f (plural bêtes à chent pids)


chérise dé seu

chérise dé seu f (plural chérises dé seu)


hôlouoge à sablion

hôlouoge à sablion f (plural hôlouoges à sablion)


meurdrisseûthe

meurdrisseûthe f (plural meurdrisseûthes)


méthe ès moûques

méthe ès moûques f (plural méthes ès moûques)


lînmache

From Old French [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *limacea, ultimately from Latin limax (“slug, snail”). Compare French limace.


maitrêsse d'êcole

maitrêsse d'êcole f (plural maitrêsses d'êcole)


cheintuthe

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French ceinture, from Latin cinctūra (“girdle, belt”).


mountangne

Alternative form of montangne (“mountain”)


maontogne

(Guernsey) Alternative form of montangne (“mountain”)


hèrbette

Tringa totanus
Tringa totanus#Translingual


montangne dé gliaiche

montangne dé gliaiche f (plural montangnes dé gliaiche)


montangne brûlante

montangne brûlante f (plural montangnes brûlantes)


cliaque

Ulva intestinalis
Wikispecies:Ulva intestinalis

(Jersey) green laver (Ulva intestinalis)

Porphyra umbilicalis
Porphyra umbilicalis#Translingual

Porphyra laciniata
Porphyra laciniata#Translingual

(Jersey) purple laver (Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata))


montangne dé feu

montangne dé feu f (plural montangnes dé feu)


bobbe

(eastern Jersey) common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)


trâle

From Old French trasle, of Germanic origin: compare Middle Dutch drossel (“thrush”), Old High German throscela, Old Saxon drossela, English throstle. More at throstle.


mathier

From Old French marier, from Latin marītō, marītāre (“marry, wed”), from marītus (“of or relating to marriage”).

(Jersey, reflexive, s'mathier) to get married


montangne

From Old French montaigne, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.

faithe eune montangne dé beurre

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


gllèche

Inherited from Old French glaiche~glache~glace, from Vulgar Latin *glacium/a, from Latin glaciēs.


hèrbette dé grève

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hèrbette dé grève f (plural hèrbettes dé grève)


blianche-coue

blianche-coue f (plural blianches-coues)


gamme dé compiuteu

gamme dé compiuteu f (plural gammes dé compiuteu)


lîngne dé pêque

lîngne dé pêque f (plural lîngnes dé pêque)


gamme dé cartes

gamme dé cartes f (plural gammes dé cartes)


machinne à couôtre

machinne à couôtre f (plural machinnes à couôtre)


machinne à sou

machinne à sou f (plural machinnes à sou)

automated teller machine
automated teller machine

(Jersey, banking) automated teller machine


machinne à êcrithe

machinne à êcrithe f (plural machinnes à êcrithe)


machinne à rêpondre

machinne à rêpondre f (plural machinnes à rêpondre)


machinne à dgèrber

machinne à dgèrber f (plural machinnes à dgèrber)


maladie d'nèrfs

maladie d'nèrfs f (plural maladies d'nèrfs)


libèrté

From Old French liberte, from Latin lībertās (“freedom”), from līber (“free”).


fil'ye

From Old French fille, from Latin fīlia.


fêsse

From Vulgar Latin *fissa (compare French fesse), from Latin fissum.


g'vil'ye

From a variant of Old French cheville, from Vulgar Latin *cāvicla < *cāvicula, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”).


machinne à laver

machinne à laver f (plural machinnes à laver)


roussi

(Jersey, reflexive) to singe (one's hair)


p'tite-fil'ye

p'tite-fil'ye f (plural p'tites-fil'yes)


tchaîse à reues

tchaîse à reues f (plural tchaîses à reues)


palette dé l'êpaule

palette dé l'êpaule f (plural palettes dé l'êpaule)


palette du g'nou

palette du g'nou f (plural palettes du g'nou)


Rouoge Mé

(Jersey, Cotentin) Red Sea (a sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula)


fausse couoche

fausse couoche f (plural fausses couoches)


êtchipe dé quéméreu

êtchipe dé quéméreu f (plural êtchipes dé quéméreu)


montée en touothelle

montée en touothelle f (plural montées en touothelle)


pièrre dé taille

pièrre dé taille f (plural pièrres dé taille)


muthâle à pièrre sècque

muthâle à pièrre sècque f (plural muthâles à pièrre sècque)


preunmié pièrre

preunmié pièrre f (plural preunmiés pièrres)


couongnet

From a diminutive of Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”).


parleux

From Old French parleor (compare English parlor), from parler (“to speak”).


litcheu

Borrowed from Latin liquor (compare French liqueur).


appartément

From Latin ad + pars, partis (“part”) -amentum (compare French appartement, Italian appartamento, Spanish and Portuguese apartamento).


pièrre

From Old French pierre, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”).


êcalyi touônnant

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êcalyi touônnant m (plural êcalièrs touônnants)


creux à tchèrbon

creux à tchèrbon m (plural creux à tchèrbon)


rouoge crabe

Dermaturus mandtii
Wikispecies:Dermaturus mandtii

(Jersey) wrinkled crab (Dermaturus mandtii)


pommeliéthe

Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus foetidus#Translingual

(Jersey) stinking hellebore, dungwort, bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus)


pid d'ouaîthé

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris#Translingual

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


cliouque

(Jersey) purple laver (Porphyra umbilicalis, syn. Porphyra laciniata)


nêle

From Late Latin nigella, substantivization of the feminine of Latin nigellus (“blackish”). Compare French nielle.


bédaine

Fucus vesiculosus
Fucus vesiculosus#Translingual

(Jersey) bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus)


vèrte s'nîle

Chenopodiastrum murale
Wikispecies:Chenopodiastrum murale

(Jersey) nettle-leaved goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum murale)


violette d'êté

violette d'êté f (plural violettes d'êté)


violette sauvage

violette sauvage f (plural violettes sauvages)


jaune violette

jaune violette f (plural jaunes violettes)


violette d'hivé

violette d'hivé f (plural violettes d'hivé)


violette dé mielle

violette dé mielle f (plural violettes dé mielle)

Matthiola sinuata
Wikispecies:Matthiola sinuata


violette dé gardîn

violette dé gardîn f (plural violettes dé gardîn)


blianche orme

blianche orme f (plural blianches ormes)


orme Dgèrnésiaise

orme Dgèrnésiaise f (plural ormes Dgèrnésiaises)


baume dé la résurrection

baume dé la résurrection f (plural baumes dé la résurrection)


bourdonniéthe

(Jersey) common knapweed (Centaurea nigra).


blianche-ortchie

blianche-ortchie f (plural blianches-ortchies)

(Jersey) white dead-nettle (Lamium album)


cârotte sauvage

cârotte sauvage f (plural cârottes sauvages)

Daucus carota
Daucus carota#Translingual


adgulle

(Jersey) silvery hair-grass, silver hair-grass


hèrbe à pithot

hèrbe à pithot f (plural hèrbes à pithot)


sèrpiliéthe

Thymus serpyllum
Thymus serpyllum#Translingual


finnetèrre

Boreau's ramping-fumitory
Boreau's ramping-fumitory


coue dé r'nard

coue dé r'nard f (plural coues dé r'nard)

common spotted orchid
common spotted orchid


rouoge pid

(Jersey) many-seed goosefoot (Chenopodium polyspermum ⇒ Lipandra polysperma)


lûzèrne en faûcil'ye

lûzèrne en faûcil'ye f (plural lûzèrnes en faûcil'ye)

Medicago falcata
Wikispecies:Medicago falcata

(Jersey) sickle medick (Medicago falcata)


rouoge s'nîle

rouoge s'nîle f (plural rouoges s'nîles)


orme Jèrriaise

orme Jèrriaise f (plural ormes Jèrriaises)

(Jersey) small-leaved elm (Ulmus minor).


p'tite mauve

Malva sylvestris
Malva sylvestris#Translingual

(Jersey) common mallow (Malva sylvestris)


rose à sablion

rose à sablion f (plural roses à sablion)

(Jersey) burnet rose (Rosa pimpinellifolia)


rose dé mielle

rose dé mielle f (plural roses dé mielle)


lûzèrne

Borrowed from French luzerne, from Occitan luzerno (“glow-worm”), from Latin lucerna (“lamp”).


grâsse-g'linne

Echium plantagineum
Echium plantagineum#Translingual

(Jersey) purple viper's bugloss (Echium plantagineum).


cassidonne

From Late Latin cassidonium (compare French cassidoine, English cassidony).

Lavandula latifolia
Wikispecies:Lavandula latifolia

(Jersey) spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia)

Lavandula stoechas
Lavandula stoechas#Translingual

(Jersey) French lavender (Lavandula stoechas)


grappue

(Jersey) western gorse, dwarf furze (Ulex gallii)


cône dé chèr

buck's horn plantain
buck's horn plantain

Plantago coronopus
Wikispecies:Plantago coronopus

(Jersey) minutina, erba stella, buck's horn plantain (Plantago coronopus)


jalousie sauvage

Eupatorium cannabinum
Eupatorium cannabinum#Translingual

(Jersey) hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)


p'tite chue

Aethusa cynapium
Wikispecies:Aethusa cynapium

(Jersey) fool's parsley (Aethusa cynapium)


p'tite suthelle

Rumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella#Translingual

(Jersey) sheep's sorrel (Rumex acetosella)


livre-dé-beurre

livre-dé-beurre f (plural livres-dé-beurre)

(Jersey) globe flower (Trollius europaeus)


pèrche-pièrre

Crithmum maritimum
Crithmum maritimum#Translingual

(Jersey) rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)


molle hèrbe

(Jersey) creeping soft grass (Holcus mollis)


chue

Oenanthe crocata
Wikispecies:Oenanthe crocata

(Jersey) hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata)


brüethe

Inherited from Old French bruiere, from Early Medieval Latin brūgāria.

(Jersey) heather, bell heather, cross-leaved heath


constellâtion

From Latin constellātiō, from cōn (“with”) + stēlla (“star, astral body”).

(Jersey, astronomy, astrology) constellation


m'soûque

Matricaria chamomilla
Wikispecies:Matricaria chamomilla

(Jersey) scented mayweed (Matricaria chamomilla)

Tripleurospermum inodorum
Wikispecies:Tripleurospermum inodorum

(Jersey) scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum)

Tripleurospermum maritimum
Wikispecies:Tripleurospermum maritimum

(Jersey) sea mayweed (Tripleurospermum maritimum)


pouoillot

Thymus serpyllum
Thymus serpyllum#Translingual


apathitouaithe

pellitory of the wall
pellitory of the wall

Parietaria officinalis
Parietaria officinalis#Translingual

(Jersey) pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis)


ancelée

Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata#Translingual

(Jersey) ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)


ancelée d'falaise

(Jersey) sea plantain (Plantago maritima)


argentinne

From Latin argentina, feminine form of argentinus (“silvery”), from argentum (“silver”).

(Jersey, botany) shrubby orache (Atriplex halimus)


droe

Bromus sterilis
Wikispecies:Bromus sterilis

Bromus diandrus
Wikispecies:Bromus diandrus

Bromus hordeaceus
Wikispecies:Bromus hordeaceus


t'naisie

From Old French tanesie, tanaisie, from Medieval Latin tanacetum, atanacetum, of unknown origin.


pânnais sauvage

pânnais sauvage m (plural pânnais sauvages)


langue dé belle-méthe

langue dé belle-méthe f (plural langues dé belle-méthe)

mother-in-law's tongue
mother-in-law's tongue

Dracaena trifasciata
Dracaena trifasciata#Translingual

(Jersey) mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata, syn. Sansevieria trifasciata)


langue dé boeu

langue dé boeu f (plural langues dé boeu)

Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium#Translingual

(Jersey) hart's tongue, hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium).


hèrbi

Zostera marina
Zostera marina#Translingual

(Jersey) grass-wrack, eelgrass (Zostera marina)


escorvie

Cochlearia danica
Wikispecies:Cochlearia danica

(Jersey) Danish scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica)


rose sauvage

Rosa rubiginosa
Rosa rubiginosa#Translingual

Rosa eglanteria
Rosa eglanteria#Translingual

(Jersey) sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria)


arbre à lupîns

arbre à lupîns m (plural arbres à lupîns)


hèrbe Italienne

(Jersey) Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum).


hèrbe pèrpétuelle

(Jersey) perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne).


as sauvage

Allium vineale
Allium vineale#Translingual

(Jersey) three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum)


gâche à pommes

gâche à pommes f (plural gâches à pommes)


j'va d'mé

Hippocampus hippocampus
Wikispecies:Hippocampus hippocampus

(Jersey) sea horse (Hippocampus hippocampus)


tulipe pèrpétuelle

tulipe pèrpétuelle f (plural tulipes pèrpétuelles)


aphrasie

Euphrasia tetraquetra
Wikispecies:Euphrasia tetraquetra

(Jersey) western eyebright (Euphrasia tetraquetra)


hèrbe des veuves

hèrbe des veuves f (plural hèrbes des veuves)


hèrbe à poules

(Jersey) annual meadow grass (Poa annua)


hèrbe b'nêt

From Old French herbe beneïte (“blessed herb”).


lait d'tchilieuvre

Euphorbia helioscopia
Euphorbia helioscopia#Translingual

(Jersey) sun spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia)


hèrbe d'chorchi

Euphorbia lathyris
Wikispecies:Euphorbia lathyris

(Jersey) caper spurge, paper spurge, gopher spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)


hèrbe à mille noeuds

(Jersey) corn spurry (Spergula arvensis)


hèrbe d'couochon

Stachys sylvatica
Wikispecies:Stachys sylvatica

(Jersey) hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)


hèrbe à la danme

Salvia verbenaca
Wikispecies:Salvia verbenaca


tcheurdron à chorchi

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tcheurdron à chorchi m (plural tcheurdrons à chorchi)


hèrbe d'grâce

Verbena officinalis
Verbena officinalis#Translingual


hèrbe d'St Jean

hèrbe d'St Jean f (plural hèrbes d'St Jean)


hèrbe à teindre

Reseda luteola
Reseda luteola#Translingual


hèrbe à la reine

Euphorbia peplus
Wikispecies:Euphorbia peplus

(Jersey) petty spurge (Euphorbia peplus)


hèrbe à paralysie

Potentilla erecta
Wikispecies:Potentilla erecta


hèrbe à véthues

Chelidonium majus
Chelidonium majus#Translingual

(Jersey) greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)


enchens

From Old French encens (“sweet-smelling substance”), borrowed from Late Latin incensum (“burnt incense”, literally “something burnt”), neuter past participle of Latin incendō, incendere (“set on fire”).

der

Lamium purpureum
Wikispecies:Lamium purpureum

(Jersey) red deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)


piègne à chorchi

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piègne à chorchi m (plural piègnes à chorchi)


piègne à chorchi

piègne à chorchi f (plural piègnes à chorchi)


couochon

From Old French (compare French cochon).


radiche à j'vaux

radiche à j'vaux f (plural radiches à j'vaux)


chorchi

chorchi m (plural chorchièrs, feminine chorchiéthe)

chorchièrs (plural)
chorchiéthe (feminine)

From Old French sorchier, from Early Medieval Latin sortiārius, derived from Latin sortem.


hèrbe d'pré

(Jersey) spreading meadow grass (Poa humilis)


néthe êpîngne

néthe êpîngne f (plural néthes êpîngnes)


blianche êpîngne

blianche êpîngne f (plural blianches êpîngnes)


hèrbe à sang

Rumex sanguineus
Rumex sanguineus#Translingual


absînthe

From Latin absinthium, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”).


plîse

Zostera marina
Zostera marina#Translingual

(Jersey) grass-wrack, sea-wrack, eelgrass (Zostera marina)


ordgi d'gardîn

Saxifraga × urbium
Wikispecies:Saxifraga × urbium

(Jersey) London pride (Saxifraga × urbium)


têtée dé g'veux

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têtée dé g'veux f (plural têtées dé g'veux)


grand' suthelle

Rumex acetosa
Rumex acetosa#Translingual


tchéthue à brîsi

tchéthue à brîsi f (plural tchéthues à brîsi)


tabl'ye d'tchuîsinne

tabl'ye d'tchuîsinne f (plural tabl'yes d'tchuîsinne)


tabl'ye à beurre

tabl'ye à beurre f (plural tabl'yes à beurre)


tchéthue à plianter

tchéthue à plianter f (plural tchéthues à plianter)


vaque à lait

Un essaim en Mai—vaut une vaque à lait.

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

A swarm of bees in Mai is worth a milch cow.


profonde bêque

profonde bêque f (plural profondes bêques)


tchéthette à fain

tchéthette à fain f (plural tchéthettes à fain)


vioge

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


orvale

(Jersey) balm-leaved figwort (Scrophularia scorodonia).

(Jersey) marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris).


ordgi

From Old French orgoil (“pride”), from Frankish *urgōl (“pride”), from Proto-Germanic *urgōli-, *urgōljō (“pride”).

(Jersey) London pride (Saxifraga x urbium)


tchéthue à grain

tchéthue à grain f (plural tchéthues à grain)


pouque en papi

pouque en papi f (plural pouques en papi)


scabelle à traithe

scabelle à traithe f (plural scabelles à traithe)


vaque Jèrriaise

vaque Jèrriaise f (plural vaques Jèrriaises)


s'maine

From Old French semaine, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).

inh

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

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


amièrdoux

Solanum dulcamara
Solanum dulcamara#Translingual

(Jersey) bittersweet, woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)


chrysanthème au dgiâbl'ye

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chrysanthème au dgiâbl'ye f (uncountable)


alysson

Lobularia maritima
Lobularia maritima#Translingual

(Jersey) sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)


tcheurdron

(Jersey) marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre).


populâtion

From Late Latin populātiō, populātiōnem (“population; a people, multitude”), from Latin populus (“people, nation”).


faie

From Old French feie, foie, from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).


pomme dé tabl'ye

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pomme dé tabl'ye f (plural pommes dé tabl'ye)


p'tite pouchette

p'tite pouchette f (plural p'tites pouchettes)

Podiceps auritus
Podiceps auritus#Translingual

(Jersey) Slavonian grebe, horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)


pomme dé garde

pomme dé garde f (plural pommes dé garde)


prîncêsse

From Vulgar Latin principissa, from Latin prīnceps.


prînce

From Old French prince, from Latin princeps.


plieunme

From Old French plume, from Latin plūma (“feather”).


p'liche

From Old French pelice (“skin”), from Latin pellis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”).


aloé

From Old French aloes, from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē, “aloe”), from Hebrew.


cache-mînséthe

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cache-mînséthe f (plural cache-mînséthes)


grand' câsaque

grand' câsaque f (plural grandes câsaques)


unniforme d'êcole

unniforme d'êcole m (plural unniformes d'êcole)


gâche des neuches

gâche des neuches f (plural gâches des neuches)


gâche dé lait d'beurre

gâche dé lait d'beurre f (plural gâches dé lait d'beurre)


Séthée d'Guy Fawkes

(Jersey) Guy Fawkes night, Bonfire Night


pitchelle à vrai

pitchelle à vrai f (plural pitchelles à vrai)


Véndrédi

From Old French vendredi, from Latin Veneris diēs, variant of diēs Veneris.


Jeudi

From Old French jeudi, from Latin "Iovis dīēs", a variant of diēs Iovis (“day of Jupiter”).


Sanm'di

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


grosse chèrvette

grosse chèrvette f (plural grosses chèrvettes)


pâtuthe

From Old French pasture, from Latin pastūra, from pāstus, from the stem of pāscō, pāscere.


dgeule-dé-lion

dgeule-dé-lion f (plural dgeules-dé-lion)


bantchet

From Old French banquet (“small bench”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”).


pînchie

Compare pînchi (“to pinch”) French pincée.


chapé gorneux

chapé gorneux m (plural chapieaux gorneux)


chînment

From Latin caementum (“quarry stone; stone chips for making mortar”) (compare French ciment).


colyi

From Latin collum (“neck”) (modern co) + -yi.


bannète

From Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”).


panné

From Old French panel, from Latin pannus.


ch'lyi

From an Old Northern French [Term?] variant of Old French celier, from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella.


ôsyi

From Old French osiere, from Frankish *halster; alternatively from Medieval Latin ausēria (“willow-bed”), from Gaulish *awesā (“riverbed”).


Rouoyaume Unni

(Jersey) United Kingdom (a country in Europe)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Rouoyaume Unni d'la Grande Brétangne et d'l'Irlande du Nord


soulié

From Old French souler (compare French soulier).


pliâtre

From Late Latin plastrum (compare Anglo-Norman plaistre, French plâtre).


traîneurs

plural of traîneur (“trainer, running shoe, sneaker”)


p'tite chèrvette

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p'tite chèrvette f (plural p'tites chèrvettes)


corset d'oeuvre

corset d'oeuvre m (plural corsets d'oeuvre)


blianchet d'oeuvre

blianchet d'oeuvre m (plural blianchets d'oeuvre)


vétheule

From Medieval Latin or Late Latin variola, derived from Latin varius (“diverse, different, various, variegated”).


înmeubl'ye

From Old French, from Latin immōbĭlis (“immobile, immovable”).


chabot

From Old French çabot (compare French sabot).


fil'ye d'honneu

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fil'ye d'honneu f (plural fil'yes d'honneu)


canne à beurre

canne à beurre f (plural cannes à beurre)


cocangne

(Jersey) well spirit (creature that lives in wells and pulls unwary people in)


canne à traithe

canne à traithe f (plural cannes à traithe)


chaîne du sellot

chaîne du sellot f (plural chaînes du sellot)


d'mié-r'traite

démié- (“half-”) + r'traite (“ebb-tide”)


d'livrer

From Old French delivrer, from Latin dēlīberō, dēlīberāre.


frouque à vrai

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frouque à vrai f (plural frouques à vrai)


êcalyi

From Late Latin scālārium, from Latin scāla (“ladder”), with the locative suffix -ārium.


gâche à chucre

gâche à chucre f (plural gâches à chucre)


gâche à corînthe

gâche à corînthe f (plural gâches à corînthe)


galette à vrai

galette à vrai f (plural galettes à vrai)


pièrre à foudre

pièrre à foudre f (plural pièrres à foudre)


pompe à pétrole

pompe à pétrole f (plural pompes à pétrole)

(Jersey) petrol pump, gas station, filling station


pièrre dé mille

pièrre dé mille f (plural pièrres dé mille)


machinne à dêfoui

machinne à dêfoui f (plural machinnes à dêfoui)

Nou vait des machinnes à martéler et à dêfoui tchi font des grands creux et des r'pathes ès c'mîns assez pouor faithe accraithe qu'i' y'a un dêtou à châque carre.

Mechanical drills and diggers can be seen making big holes and repairs enough to make one believe there's a diversion at every corner.


Ph'lippe

From Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”).

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Philip


filieuthe

Compare French filleule. Ultimately from a feminine form of Latin fīliolus, a diminutive of fīlius (“son”).


mèrvelle

Compare French merveille (“wonder; marvel”).

Quand i' plleut ôve vent d'amont, ch'est merveille si tout ne fond.

When it rains with an east wind, it is a wonder that everything does not melt.


plianète

From Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer, planet”), from πλανάω (planáō, “I wander”).


noeud papillote

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noeud papillote m (plural noeuds papillote)


gâche fouôrrée

gâche fouôrrée f (plural gâches fouôrrées)


brâcelet

From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).


Preunmié Dgèrre Mondiale

La Preunmié Dgèrre Mondiale (canonical feminine)


frouque à réchinnes

frouque à réchinnes f (plural frouques à réchinnes)


paûpiéthe

From Vulgar Latin palpĕtra (compare French paupière), from Classical Latin palpĕbra, from palpō (“touch softly; caress, flatter”).


tchîncaill'lie

tchîncaill'lie f (plural tchîncaill'lies)

From Old French quincaille + -ie (compare French quincaillerie).


lantèrne

From Old French lanterne (“lantern”), from Latin lanterna (“lantern”), itself from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”), influenced in form by Latin lucerna (“lamp”).


boête à tchèrbon

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boête à tchèrbon f (plural boêtes à tchèrbon)


pèrche-ouothelle

pèrche-ouothelle f (plural pèrche-ouothelles)


dgèrnison

From Old French garison, guarison, from Frankish.


fortéresse

From Old French forteresce (compare French forteresse), from Medieval Latin.


matèrnité

From Medieval Latin māternitās, from Latin māter (“mother”).


pèrque

From Latin pertica (compare French perche).


hèrse

From Old French herce, from Medieval Latin hercia, from Latin hirpex, herpicem.


pèrte

From Old French perte, from Vulgar Latin *perdita, from perdita, the feminine perfect passive participle of perdō, perdere (“lose”).


pèrsonne

From Old French persone (compare French personne), from Latin persōna.


Bèrnabé

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Barnaby


Louiseu

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to French Louise or English Louise


Benjamîn

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Benjamin


Tchèrli

(Jersey) a diminutive of the male given names Charles or Charlot, equivalent to English Charlie


Louothains

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to French Laurent or English Lawrence


vèrveine

From Latin verbēnae, nominative plural form of verbēna.


sèrpe

From Vulgar Latin *sarpa (compare French serpe (“sickle”), serpette (“billhook”)).


Dâlpheusse

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Adolphus


Albèrt

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Albert


Cliément

From the Late Latin name Clēmens, from Latin clēmens (“merciful”).

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Clement


Laïesse

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Elias


Cat'let

(Jersey) a diminutive of the female given name Cat'linne


Martîn

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Martin


Jônas

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Jonah or Jonas


Mêrrienne

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to French Marianne


Jeannot

(Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Jean, equivalent to English Johnny


Dgibèrt

From Old French Gilbert, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”).

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Gilbert


Êve

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Eve


Jînmîn

(Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Jimce, equivalent to English Jimmy


Miché

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to French Michel or English Michael


tèrre

From Old French terre, from Latin terra, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).


Betté

(Jersey) a diminutive of the female given names Élîzabé, Lîsabé, or Lîzabé, equivalent to English Betty


Êdouard

From Old French, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) *warþō (“guardian”) (from *warōną (“to watch; protect”)).

uder

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Edward


Loulou

(Jersey) a diminutive of the female given name Louiseu, equivalent to English Lulu


entèrrer

From Old French enterrer, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre, present active infinitive of *interrō (“to put into earth”), from Latin in (“in”) + terra (“earth”).


Jénîn

(Jersey) a diminutive of the female given name Jeanne


Jâcob

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob


Mollé

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Molly


Piteur

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Peter


Hubèrt

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


Nénotte

(Jersey) a diminutive of the female given name Nancy


Tanminne

(Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Thonmas


Robèrt

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


Râché

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to French Rachel or English Rachel


Cannitchule

From Latin Canīcula, a diminutive of canis (“dog”).

(Jersey, astronomy) Sirius, the Dog Star


Pièrrot

(Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Pièrre, equivalent to French Pierrot


Pèrrotîn

(Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Pièrre


Fête des Méthes

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Fête des Méthes f (plural Fêtes des Méthes)


Nic'lesse

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas


Pièrre

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to French Pierre or English Peter

(Jersey) Peter, the leading Apostle in the New Testament (biblical character)


Veil'ye d'la Toussaint

Veil'ye d'la Toussaint f (plural Veil'yes d'la Toussaint)


haute tchaîse

haute tchaîse f (plural hautes tchaîses)


Révolution Îndustrielle

Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution


aigùule

From Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).


quat'

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


R'chard

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to French - or English Richard


vîngt

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


nouôrriche

From an Old Northern French [Term?] variant of Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, from the feminine of Latin nūtrīcius, from nūtrīcem (“wet nurse”). Compare French nourrice.


chînq

Inherited from Old Northern French chink, from Latin cīnque.


Thonmas

From Vulgate Ecclesiastical Latin Thomas, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), from Classical Syriac ܬܐܘܡܐ, תאומא (“Thomas”), from ܬܐܡܐ, תאמא (“twin”).

(Christianity, Jersey) Thomas (apostle, saint)


Méditerrannée

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

(Jersey) Mediterranean Sea (a sea between Europe and Africa)


otchupâtion

Borrowed from Latin occupātio, occupātiōnem.


houette

Akin to Anglo-Norman houe; from Frankish *hauwā, from *hauwan (“to hew”).


vouaix

From Old French vois, voiz, from Latin vōx (“voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs, *wekʷ-, *wokʷ- (“to utter, speak”).


Mélie

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to French Amélie or English Amelia


dgix

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


Dol

(Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Dâlpheusse


Bellé

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Arabella


Jimce

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English James


Ouesslé

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Wesley


Méraïyeu

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Maria


Olivyi

(Jersey) a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver or French Olivier


Grâce

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Grace


Jasmîn

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Jasmine


Flieur

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Flora or French Fleur


Jouaie

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Joy


Ouinneteur

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Winter


Pâcienche

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Patience


Dâvi

(Jersey) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David


Lonôre

(Jersey) a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Housse

Compare the noun housse (“holly”), similar to the English given name Holly.


tabl'ye à cartes

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tabl'ye à cartes f (plural tabl'yes à cartes)


teunique

From Old French tunique, borrowed from Latin tunica.


ichîn

From an i taken from an Old French iluec (from Latin illōc) + Old French ci, itself from Late Latin ecce hīc.


vaisselle dé porcélaine

vaisselle dé porcélaine f (plural vaisselles dé porcélaine)


Sîngapour

(Jersey) Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


s'pather

From Latin sēparō, sēparāre (“divide; distinguish; separate”).


porcélaine

From Old French pourcelaine (“cowrie, cockle, or similar univalve seashell; the polished material of these shells”) (compare French porcelaine).


cheindre

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French ceindre, from Latin cingō, cingere (“surround, circle, ring”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-.


att'leuse

att'ler (“to hitch, yoke, harness”) + -euse


soeu empruntée

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soeu empruntée f (plural soeurs empruntées)


soucile

From Old French sourcil, sorcil, from Latin supercilium.


scabelle

Borrowed from Latin scabellum, diminutive of scamnum (“seat”).


ardouaise

From vernacular Late Latin of Northern France *ardesia, possibly from Gaulish *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”, root), found also in Ardu-enna (“the Ardennes”), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries.


Émithaux Arabes Unnis

L's Émithaux Arabes Unnis (canonical masculine)

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

(Jersey) United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


s'mer

From Old French semer, from Latin sēminō, sēmināre.


aidgulle

From Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).


articl'ye

From Old French article, borrowed from Latin articulus (“joint, limb, member, part, division, the article in grammar, a point of time”), diminutive of artus (“joint”).


c'mîn

From Old Northern French cemin (variant of Old French chemin), from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin cammīnus (“way”), from Gaulish [Term?]. Compare French chemin.

Tout coumme y'a tréjous un tas d'martel'lie par les c'mîns à chutte saison-chîn.

Nevertheless there's always a lot of hammering going on at this time of year.


applyicâtion

Borrowed from Latin applicātiō, applicātiōnem.


amouotheux

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amouotheux m (plural amouotheurs, feminine amouotheuse)

amouotheurs (plural)
amouotheuse (feminine)

From Old French amoreus, from Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus, derived from Latin amōrem (“love”, noun).


cèrcl'ye

From Old French cercle, from Latin circulus, a diminutive of circus.


cèrcl'ye dé fé

cèrcl'ye dé fé m (plural cèrcl'yes dé fé)


maît' d'êcole

maît' d'êcole m (plural maîtres d'êcole, feminine maitrêsse d'êcole)

maîtres d'êcole (plural)
maitrêsse d'êcole (feminine)


pais brantcheur

pais brantcheur m (plural pais brantcheurs)


-êsse

From Old French [Term?], from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

(Jersey) -ess (feminine suffix, substantive suffix)


êpicyi

êpice (“spice”) + -yi (compare French épicier)


châque

châque m or f (invariable, masculine and feminine plural châques)

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


graîsse

From Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus.


douinne

(Jersey, by extension, derogatory) vain girl in makeup


laiduthe

(Jersey) ugly character, good-for-nothing


freunmer

From Old French fermer, from Latin firmō, firmāre (“close”).


êtonner

From Old French estoner (“to stun; to daze”).


tourné-oualipe

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tourné-oualipe f (plural tourné-oualipes)


-uthe

(Jersey) Used to form nouns describing the result of an action.


toléthance

From Latin tolerantia (“endurance”), from tolerāns, present participle of tolerō, tolerāre (“endure”).


caboûse

(Jersey, nautical) galley (cookroom or kitchen of a vessel)


drouaite

From Old French droite, the feminine form of droit (“right”).


dgilliotinne

Borrowed from French guillotine, after Dr Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, who proposed its use for capital punishment.


drouaits d'l'houmme

les drouaits d'l'houmme (canonical masculine plural)


tonmate

Borrowed from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.


distchussion

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, discussiōnem.


entréveue

Compare Anglo-Norman entreveue, source of the English interview.


tempéthatuthe

Borrowed from Latin temperātūra (compare French température), from temperō, temperāre (“divide duly, mix in due proportion”).


f'nêt' à mansarde

f'nêt' à mansarde f (plural f'nêtres à mansarde)


Atchitaine

administrative region
administrative region

(Jersey, historical) Aquitaine (a former duchy in the kingdom of France, long held by the kings of England)

(Jersey, historical) Aquitaine (a former province of the kingdom of France)

(Jersey, historical) Aquitaine (a former administrative region of France, now part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine)


grainelle dé café

grainelle dé café f (plural grainelles dé café)


cadâvre

From Latin cadāver, from cadō, cadere (“fall”, verb), a euphemism for dying.


barbe d'vièr bouonhomme

(Jersey) traveller's joy, old man's beard


litourgie

From Latin liturgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía).


grainne

From Old French grain, from Latin grānum.


mâsse

From Latin massa (“mass, bulk; load, burden; dough; lump”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).


tchuithe

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French cuire, from Late Latin cocere, from Classical Latin coquere. Compare French cuire.


sîngnatuthe

From Latin signātūra (compare French signature), future passive periphrastic of signō, signāre (“sign”), from signum (“mark, sign, emblem”).


litannie

From Latin litanīa, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).


tchuisse

From an Old Northern French [Term?] variant of Old French cuisse, quisse, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin thigh, from Latin coxa (“hip”).


drouait

From Old French droit, from Late Latin drictus, syncopated form of Latin directus.


sîngne

From Old French signe, borrowed from Latin signum.


êcharpe

Borrowed from Middle French escharpe, possibly from Frankish *skirpja or of other Germanic origin (compare Old Norse skreppa (“small bag, wallet, satchel”)). Alternatively from Medieval Latin scirpa (“little woven bag of rushes”), from Latin scirpus (“rush, bullrush”).


grouaîsile

From Old French grosele (compare French groseille (“redcurrant”)), from Frankish *krusil.

A' la Paintecoûte, les grouaïsiaux se goûtent.

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

Green gooseberries are in perfection at Whitsuntide.


tortuthe

From Late Latin tortura (“a twisting, wreathing, of bodily pain, a griping colic; pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of persuasion, torture”), from Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō, torquēre (“twist”).


mêsse

From Late Latin missa, from Latin missus, past participle of mittō, mittere (“send”).

(Jersey, Christianity) Mass (church service)


méd'cinne

From Old French medecine, from Latin medicīna (“the healing art, medicine, a physician's shop, a remedy, medicine”), feminine of medicīnus (“of or belonging to physic or surgery, or to a physician or surgeon”), from medicus (“physician, surgeon”), from medeor, medērī (“heal”, verb).


blianche alouette

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blianche alouette f (plural blianches alouettes)


construithe

From Latin cōnstruō, cōnstruere (“build, construct”).


circonféthence

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circonféthence f (plural circonféthences)

From Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia.


confidguthâtion

confidguthâtion f (plural confidguthâtions)


grande boutique

grande boutique f (plural grandes boutiques)


formâtion

From Latin fōrmātiō (“the act of shaping, forming or fashioning”).


dgillemot

Borrowed from French guillemot, from Guillaume (“William”) (compare Dgilliaume).


dêbouchi

dêbouchi eune boutelle


pouque en plastique

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pouque en plastique f (plural pouques en plastique)


destinné

From Old French destinee (“fate; destiny”), from Latin dēstināta, feminine form of dēstinātus (“established, having been established, determined, having been determined, resolved, having been resolved”).


êlection

From Latin ēlectiō, ēlectiōnem, from ēligō, ēligere (“pick out, choose, elect”).


talmouse

Borrowed from Middle French talmouse, see French talmouse.


alouaette

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


grandeu

From Old French grandeur, from grand, from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).


êponge

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).


minnorité

From Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor.


êcrithe

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


stâtion d'télévîsion

stâtion d'télévîsion f (plural stâtions d'télévîsion)


flianné

From a diminutive of Old French flaine, floene (“coarse wool”), from Gaulish *wlanā (“wool”), from Proto-Celtic *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.


pliainte

From Old French plainte, pleinte, from the feminine past participle of plaindre, pleindre), corresponding to a Medieval Latin plancta, from Classical Latin planctus (“wailing, lamentation”).


lînge

From a substantivation of Old French linge, from Latin līneus (“of flax or linen”), from līnum (“flax; linen cloth”).


sociêté

From Old French societé, from Latin societās, from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from *sekʷ- (“to follow”).


propriêté

From Old French proprieté, from Latin proprietās, from proprius (“own”).


rêsurrection

From Old French resurrection, from Late Latin resurrectiō from Classical Latin resurgō, resurgere (“rise again”), from re- (“again”), + surgō, surgere (“rise”).


m'suthe

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measuring, rule, something to measure by”), from mēnsus, past participle of mētior, mētīrī (“measure, mete”).


coutell'lie

From Old French coutelerie (compare couté (“knife”)).


scienche

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French science, borrowed from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciens, present participle of sciō, scīre (“know”), from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to split, to dissect”).


couté à viande

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couté à viande m (plural coutchieaux à viande)


couté à deux mains

couté à deux mains m (plural coutchieaux à deux mains)


couté à fain

couté à fain m (plural coutchieaux à fain)


minnute

From Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minūta (“60th of an hour", "note”).


couté à main

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couté à main m (plural coutchieaux à main)


couoté

From Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus, diminutive of culter (“knife, blade of a plough”).


dêfouithie

(Jersey, agriculture) harvest (of potatoes)


tchuîsinnyi

From Vulgar Latin *coquīnārium, or a later formation corresponding to tchuîsinne (“kitchen”) + -yi. Compare French cuisinier.


dgiême

From Old French dixme, from Latin decimus (“tenth”).


clié à êcrouettes

clié à êcrouettes f (plural cliés à êcrouettes)


couque

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.

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.


douanne

From Medieval Latin doana, dovana (compare French douane).


à pèrte dé veue

à pèrte dé veue m (invariable, feminine singular à pèrte dé veuee, masculine plural à pèrte dé veues, feminine plural à pèrte dé veuees)

à pèrte dé veuee (feminine singular)
à pèrte dé veues (masculine plural)
à pèrte dé veuees (feminine plural)


à veue dg'yi

à veue dg'yi m (invariable, feminine singular à veue dg'yie, masculine plural à veue dg'yis, feminine plural à veue dg'yies)

à veue dg'yie (feminine singular)
à veue dg'yis (masculine plural)
à veue dg'yies (feminine plural)


dranme

From Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).


p'tite g'linne

p'tite g'linne f (plural p'tites g'linnes)


pathabole

From Old French parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “putting aside”).


riselée

Compare French risée (“outburst of laughter; mockery, mocking; the object of mockery”).


rêponse

From Old French response, from the feminine of respons, a semi-learned word derived from Latin respōnsum, a nominal use of the neuter form of respōnsus, the perfect passive participle of respondeō, respondēre, from re (“again”) + spondeō, spondēre (“promise”, verb).


doctrinn'nie

(Jersey, medicine) first aid, self-treatment


èpinne-vinnette

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èpinne-vinnette f (plural èpinne-vinnettes)


êpinnoche

Spinachia spinachia
Wikispecies:Spinachia spinachia

(Jersey) stickleback (Spinachia spinachia)


quaend

From Old French quant, from Latin quandō.


thiâtre

Borrowed from Latin theātrum (compare French théâtre), from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, to watch, to observe”).


pourtchi

From Old French por quoi (compare French pourquoi).


bardgîngni

From Old French bargai(g)ner (“to bargain, haggle”), from Frankish *borganjan (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to protect, secure”).


chithe

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French cire, chiere, ciere, from Latin cēra.


eunanînme

From Latin ūnanimus (“of one mind”), from ūnus (“one”) + animus (“mind”).


lanchi

From Old Northern French lanchier (compare Old French lancier), from Late Latin lanceo, lanceāre, from Latin lancea (“short javelin, light spear, lance”).


saûchisson

Alternative form of saûcichon (“sausage”)


hèrpies

From Latin herpes, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes; literally, a creeping”), from ἕρπειν (hérpein, “to creep”).


nivé

From Old French nivel, livel, from Latin lībella.


êtain

From Old French estain (“tin”), from Latin stannum.


nénante

From Old French nonante, from Latin nōnāgintā.


chînquante

From Old French chinquante, from Latin cīnquāgintā.


vaissé

From Old French vaissel, from Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”).


souaixante

From Old French soissante, from Latin sexāgintā.


balanche

From Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from bi- (see bis) and lanx (“dish, platter, plate; scale-pan”).


am'ner

From Latin ad + minor, minārī (compare French amener).


vouler

From Old French voleir, voloir, from Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle.


bliouque

From Latin buccula (“the cheek strap of a helmet”) (compare boucl'ye (“curl”), French boucle).


ramonneux

ramonner (“to sweep a chimney”) + -eux; compare French ramoneur.


boête dé dgialogue

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boête dé dgialogue f (plural boêtes dé dgialogue)


boête du moueu

boête du moueu f (plural boêtes du moueu)


boule d'sauvetage

boule d'sauvetage f (plural boules d'sauvetage)


enn'mité

From Old French enemistié, ennemistié, from Late Latin *inimīcitāt(em), from Latin inimīcus (“enemy”).


bordeuse

From Old French bordure, bordeure, from border (“to border”), from bort, bord (“a border”), of Germanic origin.


cauche dé Noué

cauche dé Noué f (plural cauches dé Noué)


carte dé crédit

carte dé crédit f (plural cartes dé crédit)


chaleu

From Old French chalor, from Latin calor, calorem (“warmth, heat”).


caravanne

From Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân).


câsse

From Old Northern French casse, variant of Old French chasse, from Latin capsa.


cauche

From Old French cauche, from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (“shoe”).

I' prend les cauches pour les sôlers.

He mistakes the stockings for the shoes.


liste êlectorale

liste êlectorale f (plural listes êlectorales)


lavande cotonnée

(Jersey) ground cypress, lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus)


conféthence

From Late Latin cōnferentia, from Classical Latin cōnferens (“gathering together, uniting, joining”).


cheunm'née

From Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta.


tripselle dé la montée

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tripselle dé la montée f (plural tripselles dé la montée)


chicôrée

From Old French cicoree, borrowed from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *cichōria, from Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχώριον (kikhṓrion) (compare French chicorée, Italian cicoria).


grand-grand-méthe

grand-grand-méthe f (plural grand-grand-méthes)


cliôthuthe

From Old French closture, from Late Latin clausūra (“lock, bar, bolt; clasp”), from Classical Latin clausus (“closed, inaccessible; enclosed”).


crôte

From Old French cruste, croste, from Latin crusta (“hard outer covering”).


côsse

Probably from Late Latin *coccia, from Latin cochlea.


grand-méthe

From grand'- (“grand-”) + méthe (“mother”).


touônner

From Old French torner, from Latin tornō, tornāre (“turn”).


lanniéthe

From Old French lasniere (“thong, lash”), from lasne (“strap, thong”), alteration of nasle (“strap, thong”), from Old Dutch *nastila (“tie, headband”), from Proto-Germanic *nastilō (“tie, thread, strap”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nedʰ- (“to tie together”).


crianche

From Old Northern French creanche, variant of Old French creance (“faith; belief”), from Late Latin crēdentia (“credence, promise”), from Latin crēdēns, crēdere (“trust, confide in, have confidence in; believe in, trust in, give credence to; believe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), from *ḱḗr (“heart”).


sèrré coumme des sardinnes

packed like sardines
packed like sardines


coumme

From Old French come, from Late Latin quōmodo et.


fale dé c'mînse

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fale dé c'mînse f (plural fales dé c'mînse)


feûgiéthe

From Vulgar Latin *filicāria (“thicket of ferns”), from Latin filix (“fern”).


laîze

From Vulgar Latin *latia (compare French laize), from Latin latus + -ia.


longue tchaîse

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longue tchaîse f (plural longues tchaîses)


fliotte

From Old French flote, from Old Norse floti (“fleet”).


fortificâtion

Borrowed from Late Latin fortificatio, fortificationem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis.


fôsse

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


flieu

From Old French flor, flur, from Latin flōs, flōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”). Doublet of flieur.


rat dans la gorge

un rat dans la gorge (canonical masculine)

frog in one's throat
frog in one's throat


aver l'vent souôs vèrgue

(Jersey, nautical) to scud before the wind


freûlée

feminine singular of the past participle of freûler


dêcliather

From Latin dēclārō, dēclārāre (“make clear”), from de- + clārus (“clear”).


broudaïr

From Old French brosder, from Frankish *bruzdōn, from Proto-Germanic *bruzdōną.


ivrouongne

From Old French ivroigne, from Vulgar Latin *ebrionia (“drunkenness”).


r'mèrcier

to pop one's clogs; to thank the baker for the last time

r'mèrcier l'boulandgi pouor la dreine fais


pouor

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


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r'mèrcier l'boulandgi pouor la dreine fais

(Jersey) to pop one's clogs (literally, "to thank the baker for the last time")


batt'tie

La batt'tie d'ches néthes ailes a libéthé man tchoeu: rôdant les c'mîns à la r'vèrdie, j'touônne en ouéthou. Les pétales sont pouôrries et n'yées dans la nièrcheu; les caûques-souothis ont chuchi l'rouoge d'la séthée d'v'lous.

The beating of these black wings has freed my heart: roaming the roads at dusk, I turn into a shapeshifting spirit. The petals are rotten and drowned in the darkness; the bats have sucked the red from the velvet evening.


boulandgi

From Old French boulanger, bolengier (“baker”), from Frankish *bollā (“bun”).


boulandgi

From Old French boulanger (“to bake bread”).


couochon d'tèrre

couochon d'tèrre m (plural couochons d'tèrre)


appointcheux

appointchi (“to sharpen a pencil”) + -eux


doctrinner

(Jersey, transitive) to doctor (a drink)


d'la carre d'san yi

out of the corner of one's eye
out of the corner of one's eye


explyitchi

Borrowed from Latin explicō, explicāre (“unfold, deploy, develop, explain”).


crêp'ler

From Old French (compare cresp), from Latin crispus (“curly; crimped”).


urne du scrutîn

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urne du scrutîn f (plural urnes du scrutîn)


en bouaisson

en bouaisson m (invariable, feminine singular en bouaissone, masculine plural en bouaissons, feminine plural en bouaissones)

en bouaissone (feminine singular)
en bouaissons (masculine plural)
en bouaissones (feminine plural)


affliouer

From Latin affluere, present active infinitive of affluō (“I flow, run or float to, towards or in”).


scrutîn

From Medieval Latin scrūtinium (in the phrase per viam scrūtinii), ultimately from Latin scrūtor, scrūtārī.


èrposer

From Old French repauser, from Late Latin repausō, repausāre, from Latin pausō, pausāre.


bouoilli

From Old French boillir, from Latin bulliō (“I bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).

Il est niais coume Dadais qui tâte l'iaue pour vée s'a bouit.

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

He is as stupid as Dadais who puts his hand into the water to see if it is boiling.


parbouoilli

From Old French parbouillir (“to boil thoroughly”), from Medieval Latin *perbulliō, *perbullīre, from Latin per (“thoroughly”) + bulliō, bullīre (“bubble, boil”, verb).


exétchuter

From Latin exsecūtus (“accompanied; pursued; executed, accomplished”), past participle of exsequor, exsequī, from ex- + sequor, sequī (“follow”).


êtudier

From Old French estudier, from Latin studeō, studēre.


env'yer

From Latin inviō, inviāre (“go through, pass through”), from via (“road, way”). Cognate with French envoyer.

Mars a enviaï sa vieille trachier des bûquettes.

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

March has sent out his old wife to look for sticks.


souitchîdrent

(Saint Ouën) third-person plural preterite of souitchi


souitchîtent

(Jersey) third-person plural preterite of souitchi


c'mench'chons

first-person plural present indicative of c'menchi

first-person plural imperative of c'menchi


souitchi

(Jersey) to switch (to change something to the specified state using a switch)


c'menchi

From Old Northern French conmenchier (with a change in verb class), from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre.


ôti

From Old French ustilz, from Late Latin *usitīlia, from Classical Latin ūtensilia, neuter plural of ūtensilis (“useful”).


rêcaûffer

From an Old Northern French [Term?] form of Old French reschauffer (“to warm up, heat up”).


friabl'ye

tèrre friabl'ye


l'ver

From Old French lever, from Latin lēvō, levāre (“elevate”), from levis (“light, not heavy”).


Tèrre Sainte

(Jersey) Holy Land (a region of Western Asia, located between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River and regarded as holy by the major Abrahamic religions)


r'chéver

From Old French recevoir, receivre, from Latin recipiō, recipere (“take back, receive”).


rouôler

From Old French ruele, roele (“small wheel”) + -er. Compare French rouler.


pouver

From Old French povoir, pooir, from early Old French poeir, from Vulgar Latin potēre (“to be able”) for Classical Latin posse, present active infinitive of possum. *Potēre was a regularized form from the root potis (“able”) or formed on the basis of the present participle potens. The v is an epenthetic consonant added to avoid hiatus.


navidgi

From Latin nāvigō, nāvigāre, from nāvis (“ship”) + agō, agere (“do”, verb).

(Jersey, nautical) to sail, navigate, go to sea


opéther

From Latin operor, operārī (“work, labor, toil, have effect”), from opus, operis (“work, labor”).


otchuper

Borrowed from Latin occupō, occupāre, from ob + capiō, capere (“capture, seize”).


illeuminner

From Latin illūminō, illūmināre (“illuminate, light up, brighten”), from in- (“in”) + lūminō, lūmināre, from lūmen, lūminis n (“light”).


pâler

From Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.

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.


ouvri

From Old French ovrir, from Vulgar Latin *operīre, alteration of Classical Latin aperiō, aperīre (“open”).


iviéthe

From Old French yvoire, from Vulgar Latin eboreus (“ivory”), from Classical Latin ebur, eboris.


quatre-vîngt-ieune

Alternative form of quatre-vîngt-tch'ieune


râser

From Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rāsāre, from Latin rāsus (“scraped, shaved”), past participle of rādō, rādere (“scrape, shave, scratch”).


occi

From Old French ocire, from Vulgar Latin *aucidere, from Latin occīdō, occīdere, from ob (“towards; facing”) + caedō (“I cut”).


vither la vaile

(Jersey, nautical) to stay, put over to opposite tack


vither d'bord

(Jersey, nautical) to change course, tack about


vèrser

From Latin versō, versāre (“turn, wind, twist or whirl about”).


tchéthtchi

tchéthette + -yi; compare tchéthue (“plough”)


juther coumme un tchéthtchi

swear like a trooper
swear like a trooper

(Jersey, simile) to swear like a trooper (literally, like a ploughman)


râseux

From Old French rasor, from raser (“to shave”).


problième

From Old French probleme, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).


lînmiter

From Latin līmitō, līmitāre (“limit, delimit, bound”), from līmes, līmitem (“a cross-path or balk between fields, hence a boundary, boundary line or wall, any path or road, border, limit”).


jarre à picl'yes

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jarre à picl'yes f (plural jarres à picl'yes)


jarre à rhonme

jarre à rhonme f (plural jarres à rhonme)


labouother

From Old French laborer (“to work”), borrowed from Latin labōrō, labōrāre (“toil, labour; endeavour, strive; produce”), from labor, labōrem (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b- (“to hang loosely”).


laîssi

From Old French lesser, laisier (“to let, let go, leave”), partly from Latin laxō, laxāre (“relax, loosen”), partly from or influenced by Old High German lāzan (“to let, let go, leave”), from Proto-West Germanic *lātan.


j'ter

From Old French jeter, from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre. Compare French jeter.


pathe

From Old French paire, from Latin paria (“equals”), neuter plural of pār.


juther

From Old French jurer, from Latin iūrō, iūrāre (“swear on oath; vow”).


fielletée

feminine singular of the past participle of fielleter


lévée

feminine singular of the past participle of êl'ver


page d'siez-mé

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page d'siez-mé f (plural pages d'siez-mé)


pliaie

From Old French pladisse, plaïse, from Latin platessa.

Pleuronectes platessa
Pleuronectes platessa#Translingual


matronne

From Old French matrone (“senior, respectable woman”), from Latin matrona (“married woman”), from mater (“mother”).


mortchi

From Latin mortārium (compare French mortier).

(Jersey) mortar (weapon, small bowl used to crush or grind food)


mathée

From Latin mare (“sea”) (compare French marée, Catalan/Italian/Spanish marea), from Proto-Indo-European *móri.


machinne

From Old French machine, borrowed from Latin machina, itself borrowed from Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhanā́, “machine, tool”). Compare French machine.

der

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


mouvette

Compare French mouvette, from mouver (mouvoir) and -ette.


selle bâtchiéthe

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selle bâtchiéthe f (plural selles bâtchiéthe)


grive dé france

grive dé france f (plural grives dé france)


Dardot

(Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Êdouard


grile

From Old French gresle (“hail”), from Frankish.

I' tchait d'la grile.


sèm'rêsse

From s'mer (“to sow”) + -êsse (compare sèmethie (“sowing”)).


stâtion d'radio

stâtion d'radio f (plural stâtions d'radio)


stâtion d'amathage

stâtion d'amathage f (plural stâtions d'amathage)


adôsser

(Jersey, reflexive, s'adôsser) to lean back against


sérîngue

From Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”).


dêmathier

(Jersey, reflexive, s'dêmathier) to get divorced


stâtion d'taxis

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stâtion d'taxis f (plural stâtions d'taxis)


rîle des g'veux

rîle des g'veux f (plural rîles des g'veux)


freûler

(Jersey, reflexive, s'freûler) to scuffle, fight


drodgi

(Jersey, reflexive, s'drodgi) to take drugs


atchitter

(Jersey, reflexive, s'atchitter) to pay off, pay back, repay (a debt)


synnagogue

From Old French synagoge, from Ancient Greek συναγωγή (sunagōgḗ, “assembly, gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “I gather together”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead”).


rose dé Noué

Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger#Translingual

(Jersey, Guernsey, botany) black hellebore (Helleborus niger)


ouothelle dé souothis

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ouothelle dé souothis f (plural ouothelles dé souothis)

Myosotis discolor
Wikispecies:Myosotis discolor

(Jersey) changing Forget-me-not (Myosotis discolor)

Myosotis ramosissima
Wikispecies:Myosotis ramosissima

(Jersey) early Forget-me-not (Myosotis ramosissima)


engagi

From Old French engager, engagier (“to pawn, make a pledge, plight”), from en- + gage (“pledge”), from Late Latin vadium (“pledge”), of Germanic origins.

(Jersey, reflexive, s'engagi) to get engaged


ronche

From Latin rumex, rumicem (compare French ronce).


assiéthe

From Vulgar Latin *assedere, from Latin assideō, assidēre, from ad + sedeō, sedēre (“sit, be seated”).

(Jersey, transitive) to sit down, get seated

(Jersey, reflexive, s'assiéthe) to sit down, be seated


r'miède

From Old French remede, from Latin remedium (“remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + medeor, medērī (“heal”).


rouongne

From Latin arānea, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *ronea or *aronea. Compare French rogne, Italian rogna.


agenouoilli

(Jersey, reflexive, s'agenouoilli) to kneel (down)


s'gonde

From Old French secont, from Latin secundus (“following, next in order”), from root of sequi (“follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).


s'gonde

From Old French seconde, from Medieval Latin secunda, short for secunda pars minuta (“second diminished part (of the hour)”).


gagi

From Old French guagier, from Frankish *waddi, *wadja, possibly through Vulgar Latin intermediate *wadiare, from *wadium.


dêbèrtchi

(Jersey, transitive, intransitive) to disembark


cantique dé Noué

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cantique dé Noué m (plural cantiques dé Noué)


dêdgeuler

dê- + dgeule + -er (compare French dégueuler (“to vomit”))


dê-

(Jersey) used to make antonyms (similar to English prefixes un-, dis-)


couôrre

From Old French courre, corre, from Latin currere, present active infinitive of currō (“I run”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).


dgeule

From Old French goule (“mouth”), from Latin gula (“gullet, throat, palate”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).

(Jersey, anatomy)
(Jersey) opening of lobster pot


cârrer

(Jersey, reflexive, s'cârrer) to get out of the way


enlachi

(Jersey, reflexive, s'enlachi) to entwine


enrhînmer

(Jersey, reflexive, s'enrhînmer) to catch cold


coêffi

(Jersey, reflexive, s'coêffi) to get tipsy


faithe touôser

(Jersey, reflexive, s'faithe touôser) to get one's hair cut short


mêfaithe

From Old French mesfaire, mesfere, from mes- (“badly, wrongly”) + faire (“to do”).

(Jersey, reflexive, s'mêfaithe) to commit suicide, take one's own life


laîssi corrompre

(Jersey, reflexive, s'laîssi corrompre) to take bribes


mett' sus les rangs

(Jersey, politics, reflexive, s'mett' sus les rangs) to become a candidate


mettre l'dé dans l'yi

put one's foot in one's mouth
put one's foot in one's mouth

(Jersey, reflexive, s'mettre l'dé dans l'yi) to put one's foot in one's mouth


sîmpl'ye rose

sîmpl'ye rose f (plural sîmpl'yes roses)


sèrvi au dé et à l'yi

wait on hand and foot
wait on hand and foot

(Jersey, idiomatic, transitive) to wait on hand and foot


doubl'ye rose

doubl'ye rose f (plural doubl'yes roses)


soupither

From Old French souspirer, from Latin suspīrō, suspīrāre, from sub- + spīrō, spīrāre (“breathe”).


s'tchi

From Old French sechier, from Latin siccō, siccāre, from siccus (“dry”).

Il est là êpèrtchi comme un maqu'thé à s'tchi.


êteurtre

Compare Italian stortare (“to twist, wrench”).

(Jersey, reflexive, s'êteurtre) to twist (one's ankle)


n'yer

From Old French noier, from Latin necō, necāre (“kill”).

(Jersey, reflexive, s'n'yer) to drown (oneself)


s'menchi

Verb based on Old Northern French semenche ("seed", noun), from Late Latin sementia, plural of sementium, neuter form derived from Latin sēmentis (“sowing, planting”), itself derived from sēmen (“seed”). Compare French semence.


bégaûder

From Old French beguer, besguer (compare French bègue, bégayer).


faithe des ilyies

give someone the eye
give someone the eye


bostchuler

From Old French bouteculer (compare French bousculer).


râseux êlectrique

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râseux êlectrique m (plural râseurs êlectriques)


tèrrinne à beurre

tèrrinne à beurre f (plural tèrrinnes à beurre)


râseux à rabot

râseux à rabot m (plural râseurs à rabot)


rose des clioches

rose des clioches f (plural roses des clioches)


gifl'ye

Of Germanic origins (compare French gifle).


hanapé

From Old French hanap, from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“cup, bowl”).


pangni

From Latin pānārium (“breadbasket”) (compare French panier), from pānis (“bread”).


feunmée

feminine singular of the past participle of feunmer


tinne

(Jersey) tin (airtight container used to preserve food)


adréchi

From Old French adrecier (“to straighten, address”), from a- + drecier.

inh

(Jersey, reflexive, s'adrèchi) to address


aîdgi

From Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtāre, present active infinitive of adiūtō (“I help, assist”).


alleunmer

From Old French alumer, from Early Medieval Latin allūmināre. Compare French allumer.


attatchi

From Old French atachier (“to attach”) (compare Italian attaccare (“to attach; to attack”)).


appraichi

From Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiāre, a verb based on Latin prope (“near”).


atchiêsci

From Latin acquiēscō, acquiēscere (compare French acquiescer), from ad + quiēscō, quiēscere (“be quiet”), from quiēs (“rest, repose; quiet”).


assauter

From Old French asault, assaut, from Vulgar Latin *assaltus, variant of Latin assultus, or from the verb asaillir, from Latin assiliō, assilīre (“spring or leap (to or upon); rush (at)”), from ad (“towards”) + saliō, salīre (“jump”, verb).


accourchi

accourchi (infinitive)
accourchaunt (gerund)
avaer (auxiliary)
accourchi (masculine participle past singular)
accourchie (feminine participle past singular)
accourchis (masculine participle past plural)
accourchies (feminine participle past plural)
accourche (indicative present singular)
accourches (indicative present second-person singular)
accourche (indicative present singular third-person)
accourchoums (first-person indicative plural present)
accourchiz (indicative plural present)
accourchent (indicative plural present third-person)
accourcheis (imperfect indicative singular)
accourcheis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
accourcheit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
accourchioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
accourchiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
accourcheient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
accourchis (indicative preterite singular)
accourchis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
accourchît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
accourchîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
accourchîtes (indicative plural preterite)
accourchîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
accourcherai (future indicative singular)
accourcheras (future indicative second-person singular)
accourchera (future indicative singular third-person)
accourcheroums (first-person future indicative plural)
accourcheraez (future indicative plural)
accourcherount (future indicative plural third-person)
accourchereis (conditional indicative singular)
accourchereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
accourchereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
accourcherioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
accourcheriaez (conditional indicative plural)
accourchereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
accourche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
accourches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
accourche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
accourchioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
accourchiaez (plural present subjunctive)
accourchent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
accourchisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
accourchisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
accourchisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
accourchissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
accourchissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
accourchîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
accourche (imperative singular)
accourchoums (first-person imperative plural)
accourchiz (imperative plural)

From Old French acorcier (“to shorten”).


assiégi

assiégei (infinitive)
assiégeaunt (gerund)
assiég (auxiliary)
assiégei (masculine participle past singular)
assiégeie (feminine participle past singular)
assiégeis (masculine participle past plural)
assiégeies (feminine participle past plural)
assiégeoums (first-person indicative plural present)
assiègiz (indicative plural present)
assiégeeis (imperfect indicative singular)
assiégeeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
assiégeeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
assiégeioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
assiégeiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
assiégeeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
assiégeis (indicative preterite singular)
assiégeis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
assiégeît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
assiégeîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
assiégeîtes (indicative plural preterite)
assiégeîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
assiégeerai (future indicative singular)
assiégeeras (future indicative second-person singular)
assiégeera (future indicative singular third-person)
assiégeeroums (first-person future indicative plural)
assiégeeraez (future indicative plural)
assiégeerount (future indicative plural third-person)
assiégeereis (conditional indicative singular)
assiégeereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
assiégeereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
assiégeerioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
assiégeeriaez (conditional indicative plural)
assiégeereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
assiégeioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
assiégeiaez (plural present subjunctive)
assiégeisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
assiégeisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
assiégeisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
assiégeissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
assiégeissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
assiégeîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
assiègoums (first-person imperative plural)
assiégeiz (imperative plural)

From Old French assiegier, from Vulgar Latin *assedicare, from Classical Latin obsīdium (“siege”).

(France, Jersey) to besiege, lay siege to


arrîsi

(Jersey, nautical) to reef, touch a sail


amather

Borrowed from French amarrer, from Dutch anmarren (“to tie”).

(Jersey, nautical) to dock, tie up, moor


pratitchi

From Medieval Latin practizo, from Late Latin practico (“to do, perform, execute, propose, practise, exercise, be conversant with, contrive, conspire, etc.”), from prāctica (“practical affairs, business”), from Ancient Greek πρακτική (praktikḗ), from πρακτικός (praktikós, “practical”), from πράσσειν (prássein, “to do”).


clyiquer

Compare French cliquer, English click, both onomatopoeic in origin.

(Jersey, computing, transitive) to click


pâlent

third-person plural present indicative of pâler

third-person plural present subjunctive of pâler


sŷmbole

From Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”).


tchaie

(Jersey) Alternative form of caeir (“fall”)


rose d'un jour

head

rose d'un jour f (plural roses d'un jour)

fragrant evening primrose
fragrant evening primrose

large-flowered evening primrose
large-flowered evening primrose

small-flowered evening primrose
small-flowered evening primrose

(Jersey) fragrant evening primrose, large-flowered evening primrose, small-flowered evening primrose


rose à tchian

(Jersey) common poppy, round-headed poppy, long-headed poppy


tînter

From Latin tinniō, tinnīre (“ring, jingle, clink”, verb).


tchaûdron

From Old French chauderon, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”). Compare French chaudron.

(Jersey, cooking) cauldron, copper, boiler


teurtre

From Old French tordre, tortre, from Vulgar Latin *torcĕre, from Latin torquēre.


toûtre

From tostre, a variant of Old French tossir (with conjugation change), from Latin tussiō, tussīre.


touchi

From Old Northern French *toquer, *tocquer (compare Old French tochier), from Vulgar Latin *tuccō (“to strike; to touch”).


trépâsser

From Old French trespasser (“to traverse, go through”), from tres- (“across, over”) + passer (“to pass”).


tchultiver

From Medieval Latin cultivō (“I till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō, colere (“till, cultivate”), which comes from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).


trébutchi

From Old French trebuchier (“to overthrow, topple”).

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les 'jvaux lus trébutchaient

2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 28:


tcheindre

From Latin teneō, tenēre (“hold, have; grasp”).


travailli

From Old French travailler, from Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre (“torment”), from Late Latin tripālium (“torture device”).


tailli

From Old French taillier (“to cut; to shape”), from Late Latin tāliāre, a verb based on Latin tālea (“cutting taken from a plant”).


câsser

From Old French quasser, from Latin quassō, quassāre (“shake repeatedly; quake; wave or flourish; weaken”), influenced by Late Latin cassāre (“to annul”).


mouothi

From Old French morir, from Latin morīrī, variant of morī.

Va où tu peux, meurs où tu deis.


trotchi

From Old French trochier (compare French troquer (“to barter”), Spanish and Portuguese trocar).


tremblier

From Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere, from Proto-Indo-European *trem- (“tremble”).


tchilyi

From Old French coillir, from the older forms cueudre, cueildre, cueldre, from Latin colligō, colligere (“collect”), from con- (“with, together”) + legō, legere (“bring together, gather, collect”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-.


ramâsser

From re- + Old French amasser (“to amass; to gather up”).


Albannie

From Old French Albanie, from Latin Albānia, from Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

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(Jersey) Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)


rap'tichi

(Jersey, transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to shrink


séduithe

From Latin sēdūcō, sēdūcere (“lead astray, seduce”).


mantchi

From Latin mancus (“maimed, powerless”) (compare French manquer).


murmuther

From Old French murmurer (“to whisper”), borrowed from Latin murmuro, murmurare.


stînmuler

From Latin stimulō, stimulāre (“urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up”), from stimulus (“goad; sting; spur, incentive”).


r'penti

From Old French repentir, from Vulgar Latin *repoenitere, from Latin re- + paeniteō, paenitēre.


scâler

From Old Northern French escalder, from Late Latin excaldare (“bathe in hot water”), from Latin ex- (“off, out”) + calidus (“hot”).


sîlyi

From Old French silier (“to plough”), from Gaulish *seljô.


sangni

From Old French saingnier, from Latin sanguinō, sanguināre, from sanguis (“blood”).


m'ner

From Old French mener, from Latin mināre, collateral form of minārī.


rêpondre

From Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondere, from Latin respondēre.


pathier

From Old French perier, from per (“equal”).


rinchi

From Old Northern French raïncer, raïncier (“to rinse, cleanse”), from Old Norse hreinsa (“to rinse, clean out”), from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną (“to clean, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to separate, divide”).


m'nichi

From Old French menacier, from Vulgar Latin *mināciāre, from minācia, from Latin mināx (“threatening, menacing”).


sèrclier

From Vulgar Latin *sarclāre, from Late Latin sarculāre, from Latin sarculum. Compare French sarcler.


semblier

From Old French sembler, from Late Latin similāre, a verb based on Latin similis (“similar”). Compare French sembler.


siéthe

From Old French siure, from Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequor, sequī (“follow, come or go after”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).


couôtre

From Old French coudre, cosdre, from Vulgar Latin *cōsere, from Latin cōnsuō, cōnsuere (“sew together, sew up, stitch, join”), from con + suō, suere (“sew, stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁-.


meurdri

From Old French meurtrir, murtrir (“to kill, slaughter, murder”), from Frankish *murþrijan (“to murder”) from Proto-Germanic *murþrijaną (“to kill, murder”), from Proto-Indo-European *mrtro- (“murder, death”), from *mer-, *mor-, *mr- (“to die”).


pathaître

From Old French paroistre, from Vulgar Latin *pārescere, from Latin pāreō, pārēre.


pâsser

From Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step, pace”, noun).


pînchi

From Old French pincier, pincer (“to pinch”).


tchitter

From Late Latin quiētāre (“acquit, discharge, release”), from Latin quiētō, quiētāre (“quiet, calm”).


sûfflier

From Old French (Old Northern French dialectal sufler), from a Vulgar Latin *sufilāre, from Latin sībilō, sībilāre. Cognate with Walloon xhufler, Romansch tschüvler, Italian zufolare.

A quànd les filles sufflent le guiablle s'éhuque.

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

When girls whistle the devil laughs outright.


pêtchi

pêque (“fishing, fishing-ground, catch”) + -i


payi

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


baîssi

From Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin *bassiare, from Late Latin bassus.


couôter

From Old French coster, from Latin constāre.


pliaithe

From Old French plaire, from Latin placeō, placēre (“please, seem good”).


heurler

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


p'ler

From Old French peler, from Late Latin pilō, pilāre, from Latin pilum.


bandagi

(Jersey, medicine, of a wound) to bandage


caûdron

From Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”). Compare French chaudron.


protégi

From Latin prōtegō, prōtegere (“cover; protect; defend”) (compare French protéger).


plianter

From Old French planter, from Latin plantō, plantāre (“plant”, verb), from planta (“plant”, noun) (compare pliante).


chanmeau

Borrowed from French chameau, from Old French chamel, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos).


pliaidgi

From Old French plaidier, plaider, from plait, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc.", in Classical Latin, "an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), neuter of placitus, past participle of placeō, placēre (“please”).


p'ser

From Old French peser, from Classical Latin pēnsāre. Compare the doublet penser.


hadgi

From Old French dehachier (compare French hacher), from Old Norse hagga, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną.


bâptîsi

Borrowed from Late Latin baptīzō, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I immerse, plunge, baptize”).


brachi

From Old French bracier (“to brew”) (compare French brasser, brasserie), from brace (“malt”), from Gaulish [Term?].


baithe

From Old French boivre, beivre, from Latin bibere, bibō (“I drink”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-.

I' bét coume ùn alputre.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 522:


hîngni

From Latin hinniō. Cognate with French hennir.


caltchuler

From Latin calculō, calculāre (“calculate, compute, reckon”), from calculus (“stone used for reckoning on a counting board; calculating, reckoning”).

(Jersey, transitive, intransitive) to calculate