caeir

caeir (infinitive)
cayaunt (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
cait (masculine participle past singular)
caite (feminine participle past singular)
caits (masculine participle past plural)
caites (feminine participle past plural)
cais (indicative present singular)
cais (indicative present second-person singular)
cait (indicative present singular third-person)
cayoms (first-person indicative plural present)
cayez (indicative plural present)
caient (indicative plural present third-person)
cayeis (imperfect indicative singular)
cayeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cayeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cayioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cayiez (imperfect indicative plural)
cayeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cayis (indicative preterite singular)
cayis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cayit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cayîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cayîtes (indicative plural preterite)
cayîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cairai (future indicative singular)
cairas (future indicative second-person singular)
caira (future indicative singular third-person)
cairoms (first-person future indicative plural)
cairez (future indicative plural)
cairont (future indicative plural third-person)
caireis (conditional indicative singular)
caireis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
caireit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
cairioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
cairiez (conditional indicative plural)
caireient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
caie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
caies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
caie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cayioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cayiez (plural present subjunctive)
caient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cayisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cayisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cayît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cayisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cayissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cayissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
cayissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cais (imperative singular)
cayoms (first-person imperative plural)
cayez (imperative plural)

From Old French caeir, from older cadeir, from Vulgar Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre.

Eune avioun est caite chût matin dauns le pré.


courtine

From Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).


jugi

From Old French juger, from Latin iūdicō, iūdicāre (“pass judgement”).


capelain

From Old French capelain, from Late Latin cappellānus (“chaplain”), from cappella (“chapel”).


raisoun

From Old French raisun, itself from Latin ratio.


chent

From Old Northern French chent (Old French cent), from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

L'amour hâle pûs que chent bœufs.

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


Hippolyte

From Latin Hippolytus, from Ancient Greek Ἱππόλυτος (Hippólutos).


quate

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


capé

From Old Northern French capel, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, diminutive from Late Latin cappa.


surréaliste

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surréaliste m or f (plural surréalistes)


noueux

From Old French noous, from Latin nōdōsus.


vèr

From Old French verm (“worm”), from Latin vermis (“worm”).


burre

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

Qui mange la craïme ne rend pas du burre.

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


transsexuelle

feminine singular of transsexuel (“transsexual”)


transsexuelle

female equivalent of transsexuel (“transsexual”)


allis

first-person singular preterite of aller


miton

From Old French miton, of Germanic origin.


courlis

Alternative form of couorlieu (“curlew”)


drein

Old French drain, variant of derrain (“last”).


sacrément

From Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentum (“sacrament”), from Latin sacrō (“I hallow, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”).


attrape-nigaud

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attrape-nigaud m (plural attrape-nigaud)


molène

From Old French moleine, from Transalpine Gaulish melina (“yellow”).

Verbascum nigrum
Wikispecies:Verbascum nigrum

(Jersey) dark mullein (Verbascum nigrum)

Verbascum thapsus
Verbascum thapsus#Translingual

(Jersey) great mullein (Verbascum thapsus)


Messie

From Latin Messias, from Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías).


Sosthène

From Ancient Greek Σωσθένης (Sōsthénēs, “safe in strength”) the name of a Corinth Christian synagogue ruler, Σωσθένης.


Pentecôte

From Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth (day)”).

uder

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.


gabé

From Middle French gabie (“foretop”), a borrowing from Old Occitan gabia (literally “cage, open framework, lantern of a bell tower”), from Latin cavea (“cage”), see also Italian gabbia (“hutch, cage”).


paques

second-person singular present indicative of patchi

second-person singular present subjunctive of patchi


paquent

third-person plural present indicative of patchi

third-person plural present subjunctive of patchi


paque

first-person singular present indicative of patchi

third-person singular present indicative of patchi

first-person singular present subjunctive of patchi

third-person singular present subjunctive of patchi

second-person singular imperative of patchi


pâlîtes

(Jersey) second-person plural preterite of pâler


fach

From Old French fache, from Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs (“face, shape”).


vîn

From Old French vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.


Mabire

a male given name, equivalent to French Mabille


vaie

From Old French vëoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; to see”).


pid

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

I' s'en est allaï les pids d'vànt.

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


agrès

(Jersey, nautical) rigging, gear (of a ship)


fraid

From Old French freid, froit, from Latin frīgidus (“cold, cool, chilling”) (through a contracted Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form fridus or frigdus, fricdus), from frīgeō, frīgēre (“be cold”).


grev

From Vulgar Latin *grava (attested in Medieval Latin; compare French grève), of pre-Latin origin.


mégabouochie

méga- + bouochie (“bite”), calque of English megabyte.


bouoche

From Old French boche, buche, from Latin bucca.


crouaix

From Old French crois, from Latin crux, crucem, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).


bachîn

From Old French bachin, bacin, probably of Gaulish [Term?] origin.


faichon

From Old Northern French fechoun (compare Old French faceon, fazon, façon, whence the modern French word), from Latin factiō, factiōnem.


motchi

From Old French moquer, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”).


caûd

From Old Northern French caut, from Latin cal(i)dus.

Caûd coume braïze.

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


pièche

From Old French pece, piece, from Gaulish *pettia.


pouôrreté

From Old French poverté (compare pouôrre (“poor”), French pauvreté), from Latin paupertās, paupertātem.


gardîn

From Old Northern French gardin, diminutive (compare Vulgar Latin hortus gardinus) or oblique form of *gard, from Old Norse garðr (“yard, garden”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô, from *gardaz (“yard”). Compare French jardin, from Old French jardin.


dgide

From Old French guide, from Old Occitan guida, from guidar, from Frankish *witan (“to show the way”).


Èrthu

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


pievis

Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis#Translingual

(Jersey) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)


êtat

From Old French estat, from Latin status.


êfant d'galiotage

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êfant d'galiotage m (plural êfants d'galiotage)


p'tite alouette

p'tite alouette f (plural p'tites alouettes)


alouette dé mielle

alouette dé mielle f (plural alouettes dé mielle)


Estèr

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


alouette dé grève

alouette dé grève f (plural alouettes dé grève)


gardîn à flieurs

gardîn à flieurs m (plural gardîns à flieurs)


alouette dé banque

alouette dé banque f (plural alouettes dé banque)


pliein

From Old French plein, plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).


r'nard

The name of the fox in the medieval Roman de Renart; originally Reinhard, a German personal name.


gardîn à lédgeunmes

gardîn à lédgeunmes m (plural gardîns à lédgeunmes)


alouette dé rotchi

alouette dé rotchi f (plural alouettes dé rotchi)


rotchi

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


Êtats Unnis d'Améthique

United States of America
United States of America#English

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


Cath'rinne

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


flieur au veuvyi

flieur au veuvyi f (plural flieurs au veuvyi)


lédgeunme

From Latin legūmen (compare French légume).


méthe

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

From the prayer Ave Maria (Hail Mary)
Sainte Mathie, Méthe dé Dgieu, prie pouor nous pécheurs, ach'teu et à l'heuthe dé not' mort. Âmen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.


Cantorbéry

(Jersey) Canterbury (a cathedral city in Kent, England)


flieur

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


danme dé tchoeu

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danme dé tchoeu f (plural danmes dé tchoeu)


sîmpl'ye soudard

sîmpl'ye soudard m (plural sîmpl'yes soudards)


biéthe

From Old French biere, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.


Élîzabé

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


m'suther

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French mesurer, from Late Latin mensūrō, mensūrāre, from Latin mensūra.


espéther

From Old French esperer (compare French espérer), from Latin spērō, spērāre (“to hope, expect”), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to prosper, to turn out well”).


braithe

From Vulgar Latin *bragere, from Gaulish [Term?].


Mathie

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


bieau

From Old French biau, from Latin bellus.


pathent

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


fréthe

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


péthe

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


danme

From Old French dame (“woman”), from Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina (“mistress of the house”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *dem- (“to build”).


soeu

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


marté à deux mains

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marté à deux mains m (plural martchieaux à deux mains)


marté à pattes

marté à pattes m (plural martchieaux à deux pattes)


partèrre d'hèrbe

partèrre d'hèrbe m (plural partèrres d'hèrbe)


cracot

Alternative form of crachet (“channelled wrack; egg wrack, knotted wrack”)


chaûdé

(Jersey) chaûdé, a hot drink made of cider, milk, and eggs


crachet

Pelvetia canaliculata
Pelvetia canaliculata#Translingual

(Jersey) channelled wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata)

Ascophyllum nodosum
Ascophyllum nodosum#Translingual

(Jersey) egg wrack, knotted wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum)


vré

Alternative form of vrai (“seaweed, vraic”)


vraicque

Alternative form of vrai (“seaweed, vraic, wrack”)


vyi

From Old French viel, from Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive form of vetus.


ouongnon

From Old French oingnun, from Latin ūniō, ūniōnem.

trêfl'ye à ouognons

large-flowered pink-sorrel; Mexican oxalis; four-leaf sorrel, four-leaf pink sorrel, four-leaved oxalis


vrégeais

Fucus vesiculosus
Fucus vesiculosus#Translingual

(Jersey) bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus)

Fucus serratus
Fucus serratus#Translingual

(Jersey) toothed wrack, serrated wrack (Fucus serratus)


bouaisson

From Old French boisson, from Late Latin bibitiōnem, from Latin bibitus (“drunk”).


soudard

From Old French souldart. Compare Walloon sôdård.


Mardi

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


tchèrbon

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


marté

From Old French martel, from Late Latin martellus, diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus.

Sylvia atricapilla
Sylvia atricapilla#Translingual

Muscicapa striata
Muscicapa striata#Translingual

(Jersey) spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)


ouaie

From Old French oie, oe, oue, from Vulgar Latin auca, contraction of *avica, from Latin avis (“bird”).


oeu

From Old French oef, from Latin ōvum, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.


hèrbe

From Old French erbe, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, be green”).

hèrbe à véthues

greater celandine; petty spurge; sun spurge


Matchi

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


poltron

Borrowed from French poltron (“coward”), from Italian poltrone (“sluggard”).


heûtheux

From Late Latin agurium ( + -eux), from Latin augurium. Cognate to French heureux.


heuthe

From Old French ore, eure, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”).


saûveux d'êcran

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saûveux d'êcran m (plural saûveux d'êcran)


êcran

(Jersey, film, television, computing) screen


saûveux

saûveux m (plural saûveurs, feminine saûveuse)

(Jersey) saver (someone or something who saves)


saûver

From Old French sauver, from Latin salvō, salvāre.


tchian

tchian m (plural tchians, feminine tchianne)

From Old French chien, from Latin canis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn-i-, derived from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).

Les p'tits tchiens ont de longues coues.

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

La bête qui vit était daeux caoups aussi grànd qué lé pus grand tchen.

2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite ôlure”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 22:

The beast he saw was twice as big as the biggest dog.

Lè dangier dans les rues est terriblle, atou les motos, les ‘bikes’ et les t'chens.

2006, TA Grut, “Les T'chens”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 58:

The danger in the streets is terrible, with all the motorbikes, the bikes and the dogs.


mathiage

From Old French mariage, from marier (“to marry”).


littéthatuthe

From Latin litterātūra (compare French littérature).


mouaine

From Old French monie, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus. Compare French moine.

(Jersey) monkfish (Rhina squatina, Squatina squatina)


machacre

From Old French macacre, macecle (“slaughterhouse, butchery”), from Medieval Latin mazacrium (“massacre, slaughter, killing; the head of a newly killed stag”), from Middle Low German *matskelen (“to massacre”), frequentative of matsken, matzgen (“to cut, hew”), from Proto-Germanic *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (“small”).


clié

From Old French clef, from Latin clāvis.


brînge à g'veux

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brînge à g'veux f (plural brînges à g'veux)


bieauté

From Old French biauté, from Vulgar Latin *bellitātem (“beauty”), from Latin bellus (“beautiful, fair”).


copeux dé g'veux

copeux dé g'veux m (plural copeux dé g'veux)


Brétangne

From Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia, of Celtic origins.

administrative region
administrative region

(Jersey) Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)


bathi

From Old French baril (“barrel”), of uncertain origin.


brînge à dents

brînge à dents f (plural brînges à dents)


idgiot

From Old French idiote, from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”).


aubèrge

Ultimately from Old Occitan alberge (“camp, hut”), derived from albergar (“to host”), from Frankish *harjabergu.


Nouvelle Galles du Sud

(Jersey) New South Wales (a state of Australia)


nouvieau

From Old French novel, from Latin novellus, from novus (“new”).


Nouvelle Calédonie

(Jersey) New Caledonia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania)


beinv'nu

From Old French, a calque of a Germanic term.


Nouvelle Angliétèrre

la Nouvelle Angliétèrre (canonical feminine)

New England (a region of the United States)


considéther

From Old French considerer (compare French considérer), from Latin cōnsīderō, cōnsīderāre (“examine, look at, inspect; consider; investigate”).


Nouvelle Orléans

(Jersey) New Orleans (the largest city in Louisiana, United States)


Nouormandie

(Jersey) Normandy (an administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel)


pèrruque

Borrowed from French perruque (compare Italian parrucca).

V'là une fière perruque à débouquèr!

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

(Jersey, nautical) mizzen topgallant sail


Nouvelle Zélande

(Jersey) New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


êtrangi

From Old French estrange and estranger (“foreign”), both from Latin extraneus. More at English strange, extraneous.


eune

From Old French une, from Latin ūna, feminine of ūnus.

(Jersey) a / an (feminine indefinite article)


douoche

Pholis gunnellus
Wikispecies:Pholis gunnellus


chièr

From Old French chier, from Latin cārus.

Chièr coume paivre.


pouque

From Old Northern French poque, puque (compare Old French puche, modern French poche), from Old Norse poki. Compare also English pocket, poke (noun) from the same source through Anglo-Norman.

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.

(Guernsey) traditionally, one of the little people, an impish character


ieau

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


ordinnaithe

From Latin ōrdinārius (“regular, orderly”), from ōrdō (“order”).


oblyigatouaithe

From Late Latin obligātōrius, from Latin obligō (“I bind in obligation, make liable”).


féminîn

From Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”).


g'nou

From the plural of Old French genoil, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”).


puche

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French puce (“flea”), pulce, from Latin pūlex, pūlicem.

Ch'est une pouquie de puches.

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


tchînze

From Old Northern French variant of Old French, from Latin quīndecim. Compare French quinze.


adouother

From Old French aorer (with the 'd' brought back later through influence of Church Latin), from Latin adōrō, adōrāre.


-abl'ye

From Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis.


dêlouoyal

From Old French desleal, desloial, equivalent to dê- (“dis-”) + louoya (“loyal”).


capabl'ye

From Late Latin capabilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, catch, grasp”).


adouothabl'ye

From adouother (“to adore”) + -abl'ye (“-able”) (compare French adorable).


préféther

From Latin praeferō, praeferre (compare French préférer).


modéthé

From Latin moderātus (compare French modéré), perfect active participle of moderor, moderārī, (“regulate, restrain, moderate”).


doubl'ye

From Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”).


adouochi

adouochi (infinitive)
adouochaunt (gerund)
adouoch (auxiliary)
adouochi (masculine participle past singular)
adouochie (feminine participle past singular)
adouochis (masculine participle past plural)
adouochies (feminine participle past plural)
adouochoums (first-person indicative plural present)
adouochiz (indicative plural present)
adouocheis (imperfect indicative singular)
adouocheis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
adouocheit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
adouochioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
adouochiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
adouocheient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
adouochis (indicative preterite singular)
adouochis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
adouochît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
adouochîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
adouochîtes (indicative plural preterite)
adouochîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
adouocherai (future indicative singular)
adouocheras (future indicative second-person singular)
adouochera (future indicative singular third-person)
adouocheroums (first-person future indicative plural)
adouocheraez (future indicative plural)
adouocherount (future indicative plural third-person)
adouochereis (conditional indicative singular)
adouochereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
adouochereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
adouocherioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
adouocheriaez (conditional indicative plural)
adouochereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
adouochioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
adouochiaez (plural present subjunctive)
adouochisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
adouochisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
adouochisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
adouochissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
adouochissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
adouochîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
adouochoums (first-person imperative plural)
adouochiz (imperative plural)


notabl'ye

From Latin notābilis (“notable, remarkable, extraordinary, memorable”).


abominnabl'ye

From Old French abominable, borrowed from Latin abōminābilis (“deserving abhorrence”).


Portûnga

From Late Latin Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto.


fouaibl'ye

Possibly from Old French feble, from Latin flēbilis.


faibl'ye

From Old French feble, from Latin flēbilis.


couôsîn

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couôsîn m (plural couôsîns, feminine couôsinne)

From Old French cosin, from Latin cōnsōbrīnus.


humbl'ye

From Old French (h)umble, from Latin humilis (“low, slight, hence mean, humble”).


lamentabl'ye

From Latin lāmentābilis (“full of sorrow, mournful; deplorable”), from lāmentor (“lament”), from lāmenta (“wailing, weeping”).


hôrribl'ye

From Old French horrible, from Latin horribilis, from horreō, horrēre (“bristle with fear; shudder; stand on end; tremble”).


royne

From Old French royne, reine, from Latin rēgīna.


visibl'ye

From Old French visible, from Late Latin vīsibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin vīsus, past participle of videō, vidēre (“see”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”).


paisibl'ye

From Old French peisible (compare French paisible, from pais (“peace”) + -ible.


nobl'ye

From Old French noble (“noble; upper-class; well-bred”), from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscō, nōscere (“know, recognize”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.


vaîsîn

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vaîsîn m (plural vaîsîns, feminine vaîsinne)

From Old French veisin, from Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus.


Âdam

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


Âbréhan

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


rouogeaud

rouoge (“red”) + -aud (compare French rougeaud)


mînséthicordieux

Ultimately from Latin misericors (compare French miséricordieux).


raisonnabl'ye

From Old French resnable, from Late Latin ratiōnābilis.


pitchiabl'ye

From Old French piteable (compare French pitoyable).


louoya

From Old French loial (“loyal”), from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx, lēgis (“law”).


sîmpl'ye

From Old French simple, from Latin simplex (“simple”, literally “onefold”).


modèrne

From Late Latin modernus (“recent, actual”), from the adverb modo (“recently, just now”).


sîncéthe

From Latin sincērus (“genuine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sin- + *ker- (“grow”).


tînmide

From Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”) (compare French timide), from timeō, timēre (“fear, be afraid”).


tèrribl'ye

From Latin terribilis (“frightful”), from terreō, terrēre (“frighten”), from Proto-Indo-European *tres-, extended form of *ter-.


véthitabl'ye

From Latin vēritābilis (compare French véritable), from vēritās + -ābilis, corresponding to véthité (“truth”) + -abl'ye.


rouoge

From Old French roge, from Latin rubeus.


risibl'ye

From Late Latin rīsibilis, from rīsus, past passive participle of rīdeō, rīdēre (“laugh”).


pourmenade

From Old French pourmenade (whence modern French promenade).


persentaïr

From Latin praesentō, praesentāre (“show, present”).


méquerdi

From Old French mercredi, from Latin Mercuriī diēs, variant of diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”).


naom

From Old French nom, from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Tchi qu’est vote naom?


pêque

Related to pêtchi. Compare French pêche.


vèrt

From Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Compare French vert, Italian verde and Spanish verde.


possibl'ye

From Old French possible, from Latin possibilis (“possible”), from possum, posse (“be able”).


allaïr

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

Va où tu peux, meurs où tu deis.

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


barbelotte

(Guernsey) female equivalent of barbelot


barbelot

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barbelot m (plural barbelots, feminine barbelotte)

barbelots (plural)
barbelotte (feminine)


tchian d'berger

tchian d'berger m (plural tchians d'berger)


à vot'sàntaïe

(idiomatic, Guernsey) to your health, cheers


neuches

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French noce, noces, from Vulgar Latin *noptiās, an alteration of Latin nuptiās, from nupta (“bride, wife”), perfect participle of nūbō, nūbere (“marry, wed”), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰo- (“to marry, to wed”). Compare French noces.


bouan

Chàngement d'herbage est bouan pour les jânes viaux.

Change of pasture is good for young calves.


iaoue

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

inh

Il est niais coume Dadais qui se couachait dans l'iaue d'paeur d'être mouailli.

He is as foolish as Dadais who lay down in the water to avoid getting wet in a shower.


pâre

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

Ch'est une autre pâre de cauches.

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


caontent

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


frâse

From Latin frāga, neuter plural of frāgum.


chiaer

From Old French chier, from Latin cārus.


tcherànte

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French quarante, from Latin quadrāgintā.


ormèr

Variant of French ormier, contraction of oreille-de-mer, from Late Latin *auris maris (“ear of the sea”), from Latin auris (“ear”) + mare (“sea”).


tchulyi en bouais

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tchulyi en bouais f (plural tchulièrs en bouais)


daeux

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

Mettre daeux guerbes en un llian.


tchulyi à thée

tchulyi à thée f (plural tchulièrs à thée)


tchulyi à soupe

tchulyi à soupe f (plural tchulièrs à soupe)


tchulyi à dêssèrt

tchulyi à dêssèrt f (plural tchulièrs à dêssèrt)


tchinze

From Old Northern French variant of Old French, from Latin quīndecim. Compare French quinze.

Mais y'avait tchinze aens qu'ils allaient d'mesme.

2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite sornaette”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 28:

But they'd been doing that for fifteen years.


sabllaon

From Old French sablon, sablun, from Late Latin sablō, sablōnem, from Latin sabulō, sabulōnem (“coarse sand, gravel”).


qu'minse

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French chemise, cemise, from Late Latin camisia, from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją.

Il y a terjoûs quiqu'ùn qui a sa qu'minse à sequier.

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

There is always some one wanting to dry his shirt.


tchulyi

From Latin cochlearium (“spoon”), from cochlear (“spoon”), from cochlea (“snail”).


aiglle

From Old French aigle, from Latin aquila.


bllànc

From Old French blanc, from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.


bllu

From Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), of Germanic origins.


animâ

From Old French animal, borrowed from Latin animal.


p'tite caûvette

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p'tite caûvette f (plural p'tites caûvettes)


annima

From Old French animal, from Latin animal.


caûvette dé cliochi

caûvette dé cliochi f (plural caûvettes dé cliochi)


peissoun

From Old French poisson, peisson, from earlier peis, from Latin piscis, piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


caûvette

(Jersey) red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax


tchuîsinne

From an Old Northern French [Term?] variant of Old French cuisine, from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna, ultimately from Latin coquō (“cook”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook, become ripe”). Compare French cuisine.


baête

From Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.


ouésé

From Old French oisel, from Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.


laong

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


jaone

From Old French jaune, from Latin galbinus (“yellowish”).

T'as acouare les jaunes talons.

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


en saisaon

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en saisaon m (invariable, feminine singular en saisaone, masculine plural en saisaons, feminine plural en saisaones)

en saisaone (feminine singular)
en saisaons (masculine plural)
en saisaones (feminine plural)


chàmbre dé d'vànt

chàmbre dé d'vànt f (plural chàmbres dé d'vànt)


poume d'oraunge

poume d'oraunge f (plural poumes d'oraunge)


chàmbre

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


pommyi

Malus domestica
Malus domestica#Translingual


fré

From Old French freid, from Latin frīgidus (through a contracted Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form fridus or frigdus, fricdus), from frīgeō, frīgēre (“be cold”).


gniet

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


aigl'ye

From Old French aigle, taken from Latin aquila.


annaée

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


onnaïe

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.


poume

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


êglyise

From Old French eglise, esglise, from Vulgar Latin *eclesia, from Ecclesiastical Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “gathering”).


pâraîsse

From Old French paroisse, from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”), from πάροικος (pároikos, “neighboring, foreigner”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

uder

(Jersey, Christianity, civil administration) parish


œu

From Old French oef, from Latin ōvum, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.


agritchultuthe

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agritchultuthe f (plural agritchultuthes)

Borrowed from Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) + cultūra (“cultivation”).


litchide

From Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus (“fluid, liquid, moist”), from liqueō, liquēre (“be liquid, be fluid”).


r'ligion

From Old French religion, from Latin religiō.


iâo

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


Chrêtchien

From Latin Christiānus (“Christian”), from Christus (“Christ”).


Chrêtchien

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Chrêtchien m (plural Chrêtchiens, feminine Chrêtchienne)

Chrêtchiens (plural)
Chrêtchienne (feminine)


perchôin

From Old French prochain, from proche, from Latin proximus.


Chrêtchienneté

From Old French crestiente (compare French chrétienté (“Christendom”)), from Medieval Latin Christiānitās, from Latin Christiānus.


pllache

From Old Northern French plache (compare Old French place).


câté

From Old Northern French castel, northern variant of Old French chastel, from Latin castellum.


plloin

From Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

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

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

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


paomme

From Old French pome, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum (“fruit”).


expressionnisme

expressionnisme m (plural expressionnismes)


naï

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

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


chinq

Inherited from Old Northern French chink, from Latin cīnque.


viède

From Old French vuit, from Vulgar Latin *vocitum.


croués

From Old French crois, from Latin crux, crucem, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).


pônais

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

V'là not bouan vier ami Pierre, / A serellaïr dans ses pânais […].

There's our good old friend Peter, weeding his parsnips.

A p'tit pourche grosse pânais.

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

Quand nous vait les belles paunais et les manifique carottes.

2006, Peggy Collenette, “Au shaoux du Vouest”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 16:

Look at the beautiful parsnips and the magnificent carrots.


dîmmaunche

Alternative form of Dînmanche (“Sunday”)


égllise

From Old French eglise, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “gathering”).

D'l'égllise, ùn sèr, nou-z en r'venànt, / Chacùn souriait, parlafràndine [...].

1883, George Métivier, ‘L'Nèr Cotillon d'Mussieu l'Curaï’, Patois Poems of the Channel Islands:

One evening we were coming home from church, everyone smiling and happy.

Alle ira sû le coquet de l'Eglise ramendaïr les braies des viers garçons.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 539-40:

She will get a seat on the weather-cock of the church and mend old bachelor's breeches.

Ch'tait tànt mux qu'a counnissait son ch'min, pasqué oprès qu'all'avait passaïr l’éghise et rentrï dans les p'tites rues pour ciz ielle, a'n veyait goute.

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

It was just as well that she knew her way, because after she had passed the church and entered the narrow lanes to her house, she couldn't see a thing.


Ûrope

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).


Dînmanche

From Old French diemenche, from Late Latin diēs Dominicus (literally “day of the Lord”).


fielle

From Old French fueille, from Late Latin folia, originally the plural of Latin folium.


desmanche

Tous les desmanches, en sortànt d'l'éghise les v'là, bras-d'sus, bras-sous, à faire aen p'tit tour.

2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite sornaette”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 26:

Every Sunday, on coming out of the church, there they were, arm in arm, off on a little walk.


grànd

From Old French grant (later grand), from Latin grandis, grandem.

Sen grànd vier dos long et large / Est quasi cuit au soleil [...].

His big old back, broad and long, is nearly roasted by the sun.


hivaer

Quànd Mars durerait chent àns l'hiver durerait autànt.

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

If March were to last for a hundred years, winter would last as long.

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

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

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

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


hivé

From Old French yver, from Latin hībernum (tempus).


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expressionniste m or f (plural expressionnistes)


Noué

From Old French Noel, from Latin natālis.

A Noué à ses perrons, à Pâques à ses tisons.

If at Christmas you can sit at your doorstep, at Easter you will be glad to sit by your fire.

‘Ah, ch'est les bas jours d'vànt noué,’ dis la Rachael […].

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

‘Ah, it's the dismal days before Christmas,’ said Rachel […] .


Noué

a male given name, equivalent to English Noel


famélique

From Latin famēlicus (“hungry; starved; famished”), from famēs (“hunger”).


pêle

From Latin patella, a diminutive form of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”).


ouagniaon

From Old French oingnun, from Latin ūniō, ūnionem.


oprès

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


ouaïe

From Old French oie, oe, oue, from Vulgar Latin auca, contraction of *avica, from Latin avis (“bird”).


saec

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


Améthitchain

(Jersey) American; pertaining to America or the American people


Améthitchain

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Améthitchain m (plural Améthitchains, feminine Améthitchaine)

Améthitchains (plural)
Améthitchaine (feminine)

United States of America
United States of America

(Jersey) American; someone born in, or a citizen or inhabitant of, the United States of America


baec

From Latin beccus, from Gaulish *beccos.


c'menchier

From Old Northern French conmenchier, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre.


biètaot

Compare Old French bientost, modern French bientôt.

Aube gelaïe est biétôt lavaïe.


sauchisse

From Old French salchice, from Late Latin [farta] salsīcia, ultimately from Latin sāl (“salt”).


saûciche

From Old French saussiche, from Late Latin [farta] salsīcia, ultimately from Latin sāl (“salt”).


foui

From Old French fouir, from Latin fodiō, fodere.


bésouogn

From Old French besoing, besonge, from Frankish *bisunnija, from *sunnijōn (“to look after”) (whence French soigner), possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *bisonium.


bœu

A quànd le bœuf est las, le bar est gras.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 538-39:

When the ox is weary, the bass is in good condition.


boeu

From Old French buef, boef (“ox”), from Latin bōs (“ox”).


touoré

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

Mars qui entre coume ùn agné sortira coume ùn touaré.

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

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


tchérue

From Old French, from Latin carrūca (“Gaulish cart”), from carrus, from Gaulish *karros. Compare French charrue.


cauchie

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.


qùérue

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French, from Latin carrūca (“Gaulish cart”), from carrus, from Gaulish *karros. Compare French charrue.


arlevaie

(Guernsey) Alternative spelling of arlevaïe


naïz

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

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

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


haomme

From Old French hom, from Latin homō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling”).

Y avait enn'affaire qui troubllait Mess Gaudiaon chaque pas qui faisais; y avait en haomme qu'etait a les siere, et ecoutait shu qui s'ente disais.

2006, Peggy Collenette, “Au shaoux du Vouest”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, page 16:

There was one thing which bothered Mr Gaudion each step that he took; there was a man who was following them and listening to what they said to each other.

‘Eibram, méfie-té,’ s'écriyit la Judie, effraie pour s'n haomme.

2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite ôlure”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, page 26:

‘Abraham, be careful,’ cried Judy, afraid for her husband.


faume

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

inh

Mess Gaudiaon et sa faume la Sophie decidirent qui voulais allai au shaoux du Vouest.

Mr Gaudion and his wife Sophie decided that they wanted to go to the West Show.

V'là les daeux faummes à palaïr atour les r'v'énànts et toutes sortes dé sorcheul'rie et ditaï tché, en buvànt leurs thée.

There were the two women talking about ghosts and all sorts of witchcraft and such things while drinking their tea.


douzôine

Eibram a la douzôine à ces sé.


raonfflaïr

Jimmin était tout fiar d'allaï s'coushier, et i n'fut pas bian laongtemps d'vant d'se maette à raonfflaïr.

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

Et l'Eibram s'couchi derchier, le daos à ielle et dans p'tit d'temps, raonflliai comme aen viar boeu [...].

2006, Marie de Garis, “La Julie et la Princesse”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 30:

And Abraham lay down again, with his back to her, and in a short time was snoring like an old bull.


couplle

From Old French couple, from Latin cōpula.

I faisaient aen biau p'tit couplle.


praï

Et l'vier boeu', fier d'être sàns joug ou bougue, / Cuche avau l'praï [...].

1883, Denys Corbet, ‘Le R'nouvé’, Patois Poems of the Channel Islands:

And the old ox, happy to be free of yoke and harness, runs to the meadow.

I v'nait d'mé téléphonaïr qu'a s'était défitchie d'sa terraïe dans lé praï et si j'y aigu'rais à la trachier.

2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite ôlure”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 26:

He has just telephoned me to say that she has broken loose from where she was grazing in the meadow and would I help him look for her.


douzinier

J'cré qu'en haomme comme li, qu'est bian counnaeux et respectaï, et aen douzinier décaoute, érai enne bouanne chànce d'ête élu.

I think that a man like him, who is well known and respected, and a douzenier as well, would have a good chance of being elected.


clloque

Un matin coum j'etais au Marchi dans le skweeze, / J'ouï la klliôque, qui sounait coum si ch'tait pour l'Eglise [...].

1883, James Tupper, ‘L'Assembllaie de Paresse’, Patois Poems of the Channel Islands:

One morning when I was at market in the crowd, I heard the bell ringing as though for church.

Et à Pâques y'avait des grànds neuches à l'éghise, dauve le chant et les clloques qui tinçardais bouan frais à quànd i'sortaient dé la porte dé l'éghise.

2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite sornaette”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 28:

And at Easter there was a great wedding at the church, with the choir and the bells ringing out heartily when they came out of the church door.


lliet

From Old French lit, from Latin lectus (“bed”).

L'Eibram s'assievi drat dans l'lliet.


sôler

I' prend les cauches pour les sôlers.

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

He mistakes the stockings for the shoes.

Mais quànd i vit les sôlers, i die, ‘Absolument, tu t'en va pas t'mourtaï atour des sôlers d'mesme!’

2006, Marie de Garis, “La Julie et la Princesse”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 32:

But when he saw the shoes, he said, ‘Surely you're not going to show yourself in shoes like that!’


répetar

From Old French repeter, borrowed from Latin repetō, repetere, from re- (“again”) + petō, petere (“attack, beseech”), from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fall; fly”).

der

Et bian, nous est des gens respectabll, et j'en m'en vais pas répetar chu qu'i l'y dit.

2006, Marie de Garis, “La Julie et la Princesse”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 34:

Well, we are respectable people, and I'm not going to repeat what he said.


parlaïr

From Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.

Aen jour, le Bailiff voulait l'y parlaïr.

One day, the Bailiff wanted to speak to her.


terpid

From Latin tripēs, tripedis. Cognate to French trépied.


c'menchement

From Old French comencement, from cumencer (“to start, begin”).


g'laïe

feminine singular of the past participle of g'laïr


tcharpet

From Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpita, the past participle of carpō, carpere (“pluck”).


v'lous

From Old French veluotte, from Latin villus (“tuft, down”).

Orguillaeux coume ùn pouâis sûs v'louss.

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


g'laïr

From Old French geler, from Latin gelō, gelāre, from gelu (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).

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

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

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


viar

From Old French viel, from Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive form of vetus.

Alle ira sû le coquet de l'Eglise ramendaïr les braies des viers garçons.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 539-40:

She will get a seat on the weather-cock of the church and mend old bachelor's breeches.


douët

From Old French duit, from Latin ductum.


douit

From Anglo-Norman duit, from Old French duit, from Latin ductum.

(Guernsey) water-course, stream; drinking trough


visitaïr

Borrowed from Latin vīsitāre, present active infinitive of vīsitō (“I see, I visit”).


campangne

From Old Northern French campaigne (compare Old French champaigne, champagne), from Late Latin campānia, from campānus, from Latin campus.

(Jersey, geography) country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city)


viànde

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


vot'e

From Latin voster, alternative form of vester, vestra, vestrum.

(Guernsey, possessive) Your, belonging to you (plural).


v'nir

From Old French venir, from Latin venīre.

Après treis aubes gelaïes vient la pllie

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


chaose

From Old French chose, from Latin causa.


arrivaïr

(Guernsey) Alternative form of arriver (“to arrive”)


aonclle

From Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin *(av)unclus, from Latin avunculus.


caontinuaïr

Borrowed from Latin continuāre, present active infinitive of continuō (“I extend, prolong, continue”).


apportaïr

From Latin apportāre, present active infinitive of apportō (“I bring, carry, conduct or convey to”), from ad + portō (“I carry, bear”).


tcheir

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


acataïr

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


r'paraïr

From Latin reparō, reparāre (“recover, retrieve; renew, restore, repair”).


arrêtaïr

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


travaillier

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


mouorir

(Guernsey) Alternative form of mouothi (“to die”)


dépensaïr

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


coûtaïr

From Old French coster, from Latin constāre.


méfiaïr

From mé- + Old French fier (“to trust”) (compare French méfier).

(Guernsey, reflexive, s'méfiaïr) to beware


decidaïr

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


éprouvaïr

From é- + Old French prover (“to prove”) (compare French éprouver).


s'maïr

From Old French semer, from Latin sēminō, sēmināre.


frumaïr

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


pouôinturaïr

pouôinture (“paint, paintwork”) + -aïr (compare French peinturer, from peinture (“painting”))


d'meuraïr

From Latin dēmorō, dēmorārī (compare French demeurer).


frottaïr

Probably from Latin frictāre, present active infinitive of frictō, frequentative of fricō through its past participle frictus (“rubbed”).


pensaïr

From Old French penser, from Latin pēnsāre (“ponder, consider”).


d'màndaïr

From Old French demander, from Latin demandō, demandāre.


copaïr

From Old French coper, colper, from cop, colp, from Late Latin colpus (“stroke”), from Latin colaphus.


s'tcher

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

Il y a terjoûs quiqu'ùn qui a sa qu'minse à sequier.

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

There is always some one wanting to dry his shirt.


portaïr

From Old French porter, from Latin portō, portāre.


ramassaïr

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

uder

(Guernsey, transitive) to pick up, gather


lavaïr

From Old French laver, from Latin lavō, lavāre.

I' n'y a rien itaï que sé sa qu'minse lavaïr.

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

There is nothing like washing your own shirt.


dounnaïr

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

der

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

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

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


creitre

From Old French creistre, from Latin crēscō, crēscere (“increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply, augment”).

inh

(Guernsey) to grow, alternative form of creître.


oïmaïr

From the conjugated forms of Old French amer, aimer, from Latin amō, amāre (“love”).


pâssaïr

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


màncher

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


maette

From Old French metre, from Latin mittō, mittere.


llierre

From Old French lire (compare French lire), from Latin legō, legere (“read, recite”).


espéraïr

From Old French esperer (compare French espérer), from Latin spērō, spērāre (“to hope, expect”), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to prosper, to turn out well”).


arlevaïe

V’la enne belle arlevaie.

2006, Peggy Collenette, “Au shaoux du Vouest”, in P’tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 16:

Enne arlevaïe la Judie décidi d’allaïr r’viraïr ciz la Rachael.

2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p’tite ôlure”, in P’tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 22:

One afternoon Judy decided to pay a visit to Rachel.


trachier

trachier (infinitive)
trachant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
trachié (masculine participle past singular)
trachie (feminine participle past singular)
trachiés (masculine participle past plural)
trachies (feminine participle past plural)
trache (indicative present singular)
traches (indicative present second-person singular)
trache (indicative present singular third-person)
trachoms (first-person indicative plural present)
trachiez (indicative plural present)
trachent (indicative plural present third-person)
tracheis (imperfect indicative singular)
tracheis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
tracheit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
trachioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
trachiez (imperfect indicative plural)
tracheient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
trachis (indicative preterite singular)
trachis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
trachit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
trachîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
trachîtes (indicative plural preterite)
trachîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
tracherai (future indicative singular)
tracheras (future indicative second-person singular)
trachera (future indicative singular third-person)
tracheroms (first-person future indicative plural)
tracherez (future indicative plural)
tracheront (future indicative plural third-person)
trachereis (conditional indicative singular)
trachereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
trachereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
tracherioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
tracheriez (conditional indicative plural)
trachereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
trache (first-person present singular subjunctive)
traches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
trache (present singular subjunctive third-person)
trachioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
trachiez (plural present subjunctive)
trachent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
trachisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
trachisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
trachît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trachisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trachissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
trachissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
trachissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
trache (imperative singular)
trachoms (first-person imperative plural)
trachiez (imperative plural)

Nou ne trâche pas de la graïsse dans le nic d'ùn tchien.

No one thinks of looking for fat in a dog's kennel.


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cŷngne sauvage ? (plural cŷngnes sauvages)


Latîn

From Latin latīnus, from Latium (“the region around Rome”).


muchier

Sicilian: ammucciari, ammucciàrisi

From Old French muchier, mucier, mucer (“to skulk, hide, conceal”), from Frankish *mukkjan (“to hide, conceal oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *mukjaną, *mūkōną (“to hide, ambush”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mūg-, *(s)mewgʰ- (“swindler, thief”).


rouoge-gorge

Erithacus rubecula
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(Jersey) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)


cŷngne

From Latin cygnus (“swan”); compare French cygne.


fieille

From Old French fueille, from Late Latin folia, originally the plural of Latin folium.


leunmiéthe

From Medieval Latin lūmināria, neuter plural of lūmināre (“star”), ultimately from Classical Latin lūmen (“light”).


qùeva

From Old Northern French [Term?] (compare Old French cheval), from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin (compare Gaulish caballos (“horse”), Ancient Greek καβάλλης (kabállēs, “nag”)).


gardaïr

(Guernsey, transitive) Alternative form of garder (“to keep”)


ouir

From Old French oïr, from Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō (“I hear, listen”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”).

Ecoute-paret jamais n'ot dret.


pouvier

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.

Va où tu peux, meurs où tu deis.

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


l'vaïr

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


ch'fa

From Old French cheval, from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin (compare Gaulish caballos (“horse”), Ancient Greek καβάλλης (kabállēs, “nag”)).


trouvaïr

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


pratitcher

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”).


normaund

From Old French normant, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north”) and *mann- (“human being, man”).


aîsi

From Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin.


aîdgu

From Old French agu, from Latin acūtus (“sharp”).


apèrt

From Latin apertus (“having been opened; having been uncovered; frank, clear, manifest”), past participle of aperiō, aperīre (“open; uncover”).


aveugl'ye

From Old French avogle, from Late Latin ab oculis (“without eyes”).


bénîn

From Latin benignus (“kind, good”), from bonus (“good”) + genus (“origin, kind”).


cliai

From Old French cler, from Latin clārus.


bliu

From Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), of Germanic origins.


continnuel

From Old French continuel, from Latin continuus (“continuous”).


compliet

From Old French complet, borrowed from Latin complētus.


cèrtain

From Old French certain, from Vulgar Latin unattested form *certānus, extended form of Latin certus (“fixed, resolved, certain”).


avanchi

From Old French avanchir, from Late Latin ab ante, from Latin ab + ante (“before”).


vaert

From Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Cf. French vert, Italian verde and Spanish verde.

Vert coume ache.

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


crînminnel

From Old French criminal, from Late Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen (“crime”).


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crînminnel m (plural crînminnels, feminine crînminnelle)

crînminnels (plural)
crînminnelle (feminine)


châté

From Old French chastel, from Latin castellum.


leçaon

Borrowed from French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem.


tchuthieux

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cūriōsus (“careful, attentive, inquisitive”).


maisaon

From Old French maisun, from Latin mansiō (“abode, home, dwelling”).


légeume

From Latin legūmen (compare French légume).

Mess Gaudiaon voulait vais les legeumes, parce qui l'tait raide interessi la dans.

2006, Peggy Collenette, “Au shaoux du Vouest”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 16:

Mr Gaudion wanted to see the vegetables because he was very interested in them.


païssaon

From Old French poisson, peisson, from earlier peis, from Latin piscis, piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Les grànds païssaons mangent les p'tits.


jour de naissànse

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jour de naissànse m (plural jours de naissànse)


auch't'haeure

From à (“at”) + ch't' (“this”) + haeure (“hour, time”).


naissànse

From Latin nāscentia, from nāscēns (“being born”), present active participle of nāscor (“I am born”).


f'nête

From Old French fenestre, from Latin fenestra.


charitaïe

From Old French charité, from Latin cāritās.


haeure

From Old French ore, eure, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”).


cllôture d'bouais

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cllôture d'bouais f (plural cllôtures d'bouais)


chendre

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French cendre (compare French cendre), from Latin cinis, cinerem, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“dust, ashes”).


caoud

From Old Northern French caut, from Latin cal(i)dus.


flleur

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

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.


Bahames

(Jersey) Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


chucre

From Old French çucre; see there for more.


ch'min

From Old French chemin, from Vulgar Latin cammīnus (“way”), from Gaulish [Term?].

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

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

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


bouais

From Old French bois, from Vulgar Latin boscus, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

I' n'y a bouais dont nou n'fait buche.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 516:

There is no wood but what will serve for firing.


banc d'sablion

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banc d'sablion m (plural bancs d'sablion)


cliochi

Compare French clocher. Related to clioche (“bell”).


crôteux

crôte (“crust”) + -eux; cf. also Latin crustosus and compare French croûteux.


difféthent

From Latin differēns, present active participle of differō, differre (“differ, be different”).


dêvèrgondé

Compare French dévergondé (“shameless”).


dîngne

From Latin dīgnus (compare French digne).


drissant

drissant m (f drissante, m plural drissants, f plural drissantes)

present participle of drisser (“to slip”)


d'sappointé

Compare French désappointer (“to disappoint”).


choïne

From Old French chaeine, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to link or weave together; chain, net”).


dgai

From Old French gai (“happy; cheerful; gay”), from Old Occitan gai (“happy; joyous”), from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*gaheis, “impetuous”) or from Frankish *gāhi (“fast, sudden, impetuous”), *wāhi (“pretty”) or from Latin vagus (“wandering, inconstant, flighty”).


cârré

From Latin quadrātus, perfect passive participle of quadrō, quadrāre (“make square”).


mârri

From Old French mari (“grieved, sad”), past participle of marir (“to get angry, become distressed”), from Frankish *marrijan, from Proto-Germanic *marzijaną (“to neglect, ignore, hinder, disturb, impede”), from Proto-Indo-European *mers- (“to annoy, forget, ignore, neglect”).


ouvaert

From Old French overt, from Latin apertus, probably through a Vulgar Latin root *opertus.


sablion

From Old French sablon, sablun, from Late Latin sablō, sablōnem, from Latin sabulō, sabulōnem (“coarse sand, gravel”).


haout

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


r'bêle

From Latin rebellis (compare French rebelle).


êtèrnel

From Late Latin aeternālis (“everlasting, eternal”), from Latin aeternus (“eternal”).


êcliaithi

From Vulgar Latin *exclāriāre, from Latin exclārō, from ex- + clārō.


êcarlate

From Old French escarlate (“scarlet cloth”).


r'pugnant

From Old French repugnant, borrowed from Latin repugnāns, present participle of repugnō, repugnāre (“oppose, fight against”).


êtrait

From Old Northern French estreit, (compare Old French estroit), from Latin strictus (“tightened, compressed, having been tightened”), perfect passive participle of stringō, stringere (“tighten, compress”), from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.


faumme

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


êlectrique

From Latin ēlectricus, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).


r'ligieux

From Old French religieus, from Latin religiōsus, from religiō. Cognate to French religieux.


rotchet

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


chànge

From Old French change, from Gaulish cambion, *kambyom (“change”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱambos, *(s)kambos (“crooked”).


djère

(Guernsey) Alternative form of gùerre (“war”)


fllie

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

An east wind with rain is not worth a limpet.


fossaï

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

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

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


fanmeux

From Old French fameus, from Latin fāmōsus, from fāma (“fame, reputation”).


couraonne

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


futhieux

From Old French furieus, borrowed from Latin furiōsus (“full of madness or rage, furious, raging”).


grâcieux

From Old French gracieus, borrowed from Latin grātiōsus.


sablieux

From Latin sabulōsus (compare French sableux).


hèrbeux

From Latin herbōsus (compare hèrbe, French herbeux).


trompeux

Related to French tromper (“to deceive”) ( + -eux), from a Germanic source.


ordgilleux

From Old French orgoillus (“proud”), equivalent to ordgi (“pride”) + -eux (compare French orgueilleux).


souongneux

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souongneux m (plural souongneurs, feminine souongneuse)

souongneurs (plural)
souongneuse (feminine)


faeu

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


séthieux

From Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin sēriōsus, from Classical Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).


pièrcheux

Il vaut mûx pour ùn houme d'aver un percheux dans son ménage qu'un frêne sur s'n héritage.

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

It is better for a man to have a lazy fellow in his service than an ash-tree on his estate.


seurnouais

Compare French sournois (“sly, underhand”).


nèrveux

From Old French nerveus, from Latin nervōsus.


ombreux

From Old French, from Latin umbrōsus. Equivalent to ombre (“shadow”) + -eux.


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Chrêtchienne f (plural Chrêtchiennes, masculine Chrêtchien)

Chrêtchiennes (plural)
Chrêtchien (masculine)


r'tither

Florence Mary Hacquoil (1902-1988), ‘Nout' Libèrté’
Ch'avait 'té san întention,
Dé bâti eune belle maison,
Ouècque i' pouorrait s'èrtither
Et un gardin tchultiver.

(Jersey, reflexive, s'èrtither) to retire (multiple senses)


êcrîliantes

feminine plural of êcrîliant (“slippery”)


êcrîliante

feminine singular of êcrîliant (“slippery”)


întînme

From Latin intimus (“inmost; profound; most or very secret or intimate”).


întchulte

From Latin incultus (“untilled, uncultivated”).


prospéthe

From Old French, ultimately from Latin prosperus.


populaithe

From Latin populāris, from populus (“people”) + -āris (“-ar”).


nécessaithe

From Old French necessaire, from Latin necessārius (“unavoidable, inevitable, indispensable, requisite”).


sévéthe

From Latin sevērus (compare French sévère).


êcrîliants

masculine plural of êcrîliant (“slippery”)


înmense

From Latin immēnsus, from in- (“without”) + mēnsūra (“measure, measuring”).


enraichinner

(Jersey, transitive, e.g. of a tree) to root

(Jersey, transitive) to cause to take root

(Jersey, reflexive, e.g. of a tree, s'enraichinner) to take root


innouothant

From Latin īgnōrāns (“unknowing, being ignorant of; ignoring, unheeding”), present active participle of īgnōrō (“I do not know; I am unacquainted with; I am ignorant of; I ignore”).


tchiède

From Old French tiede (compare French tiède), from Latin tepidus.


raichinne

From Old French, from Late Latin rādīcīna (“root”), from Latin rādīx, rādīcis (“root”), from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.


riditchule

From Latin rīdiculus (“laughable; ridiculous”).


êcole

From Old French escole, from Vulgar Latin *iscola, from Classical Latin schola.


înstruithe

From Old French (compare French instruire), from Latin īnstruō, īnstruere.


mucre

Borrowed from Old Norse mygla (“to grow musty”) or more probably Old Norse mykr (“dung”).


taompette

From Old French tempeste, from Latin tempesta.


sétchulyi

From Latin saeculāris (“worldly, temporal, profane”), from saeculum (“worldliness”).


publyi

From Latin pūblicus (“pertaining to the people”).


mangnifique

From Old French magnifique, from Latin magnificus.


téméthaithe

Borrowed from Latin temerārius (“accidental; casual, rash, heedless; reckless”), from temerē (“by chance, by accident, at random; without design, intent, or purpose; casually, fortuitously, rashly, heedlessly, thoughtlessly, inconsiderately, indiscreetly, idly”).


êpais

From Old French espés, from Latin spissus (“thick, close, compact, dense, crowded”).


fanmilyi

From Latin familiāris (“familiar, intimate, friendly”), from familia (“household”).


entchi

From Old French entier, from Latin integer, integrum.


mannigat

Compare French manigance (“trick, scheme”).


înfinni

From Latin infīnītus (“boundless, unlimited, endless, infinite”), from in- + fīnītus (“finished, terminated, having been finished or terminated; limited, bounded, having been limited or bounded; finite”), perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; I limit; I appoint”).


partitchulyi

From Old French particulier, from Late Latin particulāris (“particular; partial”), from Latin particula (“small part, particle”), a diminutive of pars (“piece”).


divèrs

From Latin dīversus (“opposite; separate, apart; diverse, different; hostile”).


tchèrpentchi

From Old Northern French carpentier, from Late Latin carpentārius (“carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“wagon-maker, carriage-maker”), from carpentum (“a two-wheeled carriage, coach, or chariot, a cart”), probably of Gaulish [Term?] origin.

inh

À tchèrpentchi tout l'monde dolent.

Every carpenter thinks he's the best craftsman.


pouôrre

From Old French povre, from Latin pauper, pauperem.


sîndgulyi

From Old French singuler, from Latin singulāris, from singulus (“single”).


meux

From Old French meur (compare French mûr), from Latin mātūrus (“mature; ripe”).


êcars

From Old Northern French scars, escars, from Late Latin *scarsus, probably originally a participle form of *excarpō (“I take out”), from Latin ex- + carpō.


înc'mode

From Latin incommodus, from in- + commodus (“convenient”).


miyeu

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

(Jersey) comparative degree of bein; better


rédgulyi

From Latin rēgulāris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from rēgula (“rule”).


rouoya

From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”).


habil'ye

From Old French habile, from Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”), from habeō (“I handle”).


îndividuel

From Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of indīviduus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dīviduus (“divisible”), from dīvidō (“I divide”).


lîlas

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lîlas m (invariable, feminine singular lîlase, masculine plural lîlass, feminine plural lîlases)

lîlase (feminine singular)
lîlass (masculine plural)
lîlases (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French lilas, formerly lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, “dark blue”), ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, “dark blue”).


êga

From Old French igal, remade from the popular inherited forms uel, evel, oel, ivel, based on their original etymology, Latin aequālis.


aut'

From Old French altre, autre, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (“the other of two”).


preunmyi

From Old French premier, from Latin prīmārius.


janne

Inherited from Old French jane, jenne, juene, from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem.


souongni

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


souongni

past participle of souongni (“to look after; to deal with”)


fèrme

From Old French ferm, ferme (“solid”), from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”).


fèrme

From Old French ferme (“lease for working, rent, farm”), from Medieval Latin ferma, firma (“rent, tax, tribute, farm”), from Old English feorm (“rent, provision, supplies, feast”), from Proto-Germanic *firmō, *firhuma- (“means of living, subsistence”), from *firhu- (“life force, body, being”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“life, force, strength, tree”).


étaï

From Old French esté, from Latin aestās, aestātem.


r'pas

From Old French repast, from the verb repaistre (“to eat”).


qualitaï

From Old French qualité, from Latin quālitas, quālitātem.


frîngant

From an Old French present participle of the verb fringuer (“to jump, leap; to frolic, gambol, caper; to caress a woman; to rinse”).


împortant

From Latin importāns (“importing, introducing, causing”).


saembole

From Latin symbolus, symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon).


finnal

From Old French final, from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis (“end, limit”).


pliaîsant

From Old French plaisant, present participle of plaire (“to please”).


împâtient

From Latin impatiēns, from im- + patiēns (“patient”).


pâcient

From Old French pacient, borrowed from Latin patiēns, patientis.


leuné

Related to leune (“moon”); compare French luné, from lune (“moon”).


préchain

From Old French prochain, from proche, from Latin proximus.


r'calcitrant

From Latin recalcitrāns, recalcitrantis, present participle of recalcitrō, recalcitrāre (“be disobedient”).


s'gret

From Old French secret, from Latin sēcrētus.


tchuit

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French cuit, from Latin coctus.


ouvèrt

From Old French overt, from Latin apertus, probably through a Vulgar Latin root *opertus.


mouoilli

From Vulgar Latin *molliāre (“to soften by soaking”), from Latin mollia, a substantive form of the adjective mollis (“soft”).

Il est niais coume Dadais qui se couachait dans l'iaue d'paeur d'être mouailli.

He is as foolish as Dadais who lay down in the water to avoid getting wet in a shower.

(Jersey, transitive) to make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten


graïve

Uncertain. Possibly from the feminine form of Old French grieu, griu, from Latin graecus (“Greek”), the thrush being a migratory bird that had hivernated in Greece.


prêssi

From Latin pressō (“I press, squeeze”), frequentative of premō (“I press; I pursue”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to hit”).


prêssi

(Jersey, nautical) to impress, press-gang


maoue

From Old French mave (“mew”), from Old English mǣw (“mew, seagull”), from Proto-Germanic *maihwaz, *maiwaz (“seagull”).


nouaix

From Old French nois, from Latin nux, nucem, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.


mouissaon

Tous les mouissons sous l's-ormes du ménâge / Li font la fête auve un chànt sans pareil […].

1883, Denys Corbet, ‘Le R'nouvé’, Patois Poems of the Channel Islands:

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

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


pllie

From Old French pluie, from Vulgar Latin *ploia < *plovia, from Classical Latin pluvia.

Cherne à la lune, le vent, la pllie, ou la brune.

When there's a circle round the moon, wind, rain, or fog, will follow soon.


étourné

From Old French esturnel, from Late Latin sturnellus, from Latin sturnus, from Proto-Indo-European *storo (“starling”).


rousseau

Borrowed from French rousseau (“redhead”).


saisaon

From Old French seson, seison (“time of sowing, seeding”), from Latin satiōnem, accusative of satiō (“act of sowing, planting”) from satum, past participle of serō (“I sow, plant”) from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow, plant”).


pliat

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”).


gouvèrneux-général

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gouvèrneux-général m (plural gouvèrneux-généraux)


bliond

From Old French blond, blont, from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”).


boête à lettres

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boête à lettres f (plural boêtes à lettres)


andgulle d'ieau douoche

andgulle d'ieau douoche f (plural andgulles d'ieau douoche)


boête

From Late Latin buxida, late form of Latin pyxis, pyxidem, from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”).


bourse au dgiâbl'ye

bourse au dgiâbl'ye f (plural bourses au dgiâbl'ye)


chiviéthe à bras

chiviéthe à bras f (plural chiviéthes à bras)

(Jersey) mermaid's purse (egg case of a skate, shark, or ratfish)


coque à j'vaux

coque à j'vaux f (plural coques à j'vaux)


v'lique suaïse

v'lique suaïse f (plural v'liques suaïses)


dgiâbl'ye

From Old French diable, deable, a semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).


souoris

From Latin sorex, soricis (“shrew, shrewmouse”).

uder

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

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

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


ach'teu

From à (“at”) + ch't' (“this”) + heuthe (“hour, time”).


-éthie

boulangu'thie

(Jersey) denoting a shop selling a certain product.

clyinn'téthie

(Jersey) denoting nouns describing activities, especially those that are a gerund form of a verb


valentinne

female equivalent of valentîn (“(male) valentine”)

(Jersey) female valentine (the object of one's affections)


carte d'Valentinne

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carte d'Valentinne f (plural cartes d'Valentinne)


valentîn

valentîn m (plural valentîns, feminine valentinne)

valentîns (plural)
valentinne (feminine)

From la Saint Valentîn (“St. Valentine's Day”).

(Jersey) male valentine (object of one's affections)


bêque

From Old French besche, from Old French beker, bescher, of uncertain origin.
Alternatively, from Late Latin *becca, from Frankish *pīk (“pickaxe; spade”), from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz (“pickaxe”), related to Old English becca (“pickaxe; mattock”).


hitre dé rocque

hitre dé rocque f (plural hitres dé rocque)

(Jersey) saddle oyster, horse oyster, crow oyster


rocque

From Old Northern French roque, from Early Medieval Latin rocca (767), of uncertain origin. Compare French roche from Old French roche. Compare also English rock.

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

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


traithe

From Old French treire, traire, from Vulgar Latin *tragere, from Latin trahō, trahere (“pull”, verb).


r'pas à la broche

r'pas à la broche m (plural r'pas à la broche)


rôllinne-pinne

rôllinne-pinne f (plural rôllinne-pinnes)


guénipe

From Old Norse kvinna (“woman”) (compare French guenipe).


couoche

Compare couochon (“pig”), French coche (“sow”), cochon (“pig”).


p'tite maîson

p'tite maîson f (plural p'tites maîsons)


pentecôte

Alchemilla vulgaris
Wikispecies:Alchemilla vulgaris

(Jersey) lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)


riviéthe

From Old French riviere, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.


pâlle

From Old French paille, from Latin palea.


c'mînsole dé molleton

c'mînsole dé molleton f (plural c'mînsoles dé molleton)


chap'lée

chapé (“hat”) + -ée (compare Old French chapel)


g'linne

From Old French geline, from Vulgar Latin *galina, from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”).


boutelle

From Old French boteille, from Late Latin butticula.


Tèrre

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


poulette

From Old French, equivalent to poule (“hen”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).


clios

From Old French clos (“enclosed outdoor area; field, paddock”), from Latin clausus.

inh

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.


vèrre

From Old French voirre, from Latin vitrum.


dispense dé mathiage

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dispense dé mathiage f (plural dispenses dé mathiage)


m'lon

From Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem (“type of pumpkin”), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).


couôtuthe

From Vulgar Latin consutura, ultimately from Latin cōnsuō (“I sew, stitch, join”) (compare couôtre (“to sew”)).


courtil

From Old French cortil, itself from Medieval Latin curtilis.


denchive

From Old French [Term?], from Latin gingīva, altered under influence from dent (“tooth”).

(Jersey, anatomy, usually in the plural) gum


hitre

From Old French oistre, uistre, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

hitre dé rocque

saddle oyster, horse oyster, crow oyster


stâtion d'beusse

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


arrêt d'beusse

arrêt d'beusse m (plural arrêts d'beusse)


f'nêtre

From Old French fenestre, from Latin fenestra.


rueûque

From Early Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”).


terjous

Il y a terjoûs un épi qui mànque à la guerbe.

There is always a spike of corn lacking in the sheaf.


étout

Probably an alteration of Old French atout (“with”), influenced by itel (“such”).


tâsse

From Old French tasse, from Arabic طَاس (ṭās) (a shortening of طَسْت (ṭast)), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt).


frouque

From Old Northern French forque (compare Old French forche), from Latin furca (“pitchfork, forked stake”, also “gallows, beam, stake, support post, yoke”), of uncertain origin.


lantèrne d'pâraîsse

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lantèrne d'pâraîsse f (plural lantèrnes d'pâraîsse)


salle pârouaîssiale

salle pârouaîssiale f (plural salles pârouaîssiales)


d'vant'lée

From Old French devantel (“apron”) + -ée.


lantèrne des pouôrres gens

lantèrne des pouôrres gens f (plural lantèrnes des pouôrres gens)


pârouaîssia

(Jersey) parochial, (attributive) parish


vèrgue

From Latin virga (“shoot, rod stick”) (compare Middle French verge (“rod or wand of office”)), of unknown origin.


ich'in

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


pôin

From Old French pain, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to feed, to graze”).


faches dé cat

des faches dé cat (canonical feminine plural)


raînotte dé mé

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raînotte dé mé f (plural raînottes dé mé)


Françouais

From Old French Franceis, from Latin Franciscus.

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


peunnissabl'ye

peunni (“to punish”) + -abl'ye (compare French punissable)


connêtabl'ye

From Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”).

der

(Jersey, government, law enforcement) constable


counnétablle

(Guernsey) constable (elected head of a parish)


sardinne

From Latin sardīna, from Sardinia, from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ (Sardṓ).


véthité

From Old French verité, borrowed from Latin vēritās, vēritātem.


marinne

From Latin marīnus, derived from mare (“sea”).


tchian d'mé

Scyliorhinus stellaris
Scyliorhinus stellaris#Translingual

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

small-spotted catshark
small-spotted catshark

Scyliorhinus canicula
Scyliorhinus canicula#Translingual

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

Galeorhinus galeus
Galeorhinus galeus#Translingual

(Jersey) school shark (Galeorhinus galeus)


résipele

From Ancient Greek ἐρυσίπελας (erusípelas).


fliandre

From Old Northern French floundre, borrowed from Old Norse flyðra.


grand' vèrgue

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grand' vèrgue f (plural grandes vèrgues)


stchelette

from Latin sceletus, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”).


vaile dé mîsaine

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vaile dé mîsaine f (plural vailes dé mîsaine)


néthe héthonde

néthe héthonde f (plural néthes héthondes)


p'tite bécachinne

p'tite bécachinne f (plural p'tites bécachinnes)


héthonde dé falaise

héthonde dé falaise f (plural héthondes dé falaise)


bécachinne dé grève

bécachinne dé grève f (plural bécachinnes dé grève)


tchilieuvre dé mé

tchilieuvre dé mé f (plural tchilieuvres dé mé)


mât d'mîsaine

(Jersey, nautical) foremast (of a schooner)


héthonde

From a variant of Old French aronde, from Latin hirundō.


d'mouaîselle

From Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of Latin domina.

(Jersey) spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthius)


gode à rouoge bé

gode à rouoge bé f (plural godes à rouoge bé)


brême

From Old French braisme, from Frankish *brahsima, from West Germanic *brahsmō, from Proto-Germanic *brahsmǭ, *brahsinō, *brahsmaz (“bream”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brehwanaz (“shining, glittery, sparkly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (“to shine”) (see English braid (verb)).

der

Abramis brama
Abramis brama#Translingual

Pagellus bogaraveo
Pagellus bogaraveo#Translingual

(Jersey) red sea bream, blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Spondyliosoma cantharus
Wikispecies:Spondyliosoma cantharus

(Jersey) black sea bream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)


Gllâome

a male given name, equivalent to English William


Polyte

a diminutive of the male given name Hippolyte


Liyoun

a diminutive of the male given name Napoliyoun


Bazile

a male given name, equivalent to English Basil


Napoliyoun

a male given name, equivalent to French Napoléon


Dannié

a male given name, equivalent to English Daniel


Andrâ

a male given name, equivalent to English Andrew


Albéric

a male given name, equivalent to English Aubrey


Julot

a diminutive of the male given name Jules


Gllâomin

a diminutive of the male given name Gllâome


Louisotin

a diminutive of the male given name Louis


Benouét

a male given name, equivalent to French Benoît or English Bennett or Benedict


Guustin

a diminutive of the male given name Guuste


Piérotin

a diminutive of the male given name Pierrot


Gérold

a male given name, equivalent to English Gerald


Ugène

a male given name, equivalent to English Eugene


Thimothée

a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy


Jâoséphin

a diminutive of the male given name Jâosé


breune cônerote

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breune cônerote f (plural breunes cônerotes)


Guustave

a male given name, equivalent to English Gustav


Fraunchinot

a diminutive of the male given name Fraunçouès


Zéphyr

From Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros, “westerly wind”).


mîsaine

From Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), ultimately from Latin mediānus.


Ludovi

a male given name, equivalent to French Ludovic


bânêque

From Old French bernaque (“barnacle”), from Gaulish *barenica (“limpet”), from *barenos (“rock”).


Jeustin

a male given name, equivalent to English Justin


Jaquinot

a diminutive of the male given name Jaques


Lexaundre

a male given name, equivalent to French Alexandre or English Alexander


Thiry

a male given name, equivalent to French Thierry


Rollon

a male given name, equivalent to English Rollo


Jâosé

a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph


Jaques

a male given name, equivalent to English James or Jacob or French Jacques


Thiophile

a male given name, equivalent to French Théophile or English Theophilus


Jeaun

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


Michi

(Continental Norman) a male given name, equivalent to English Michael


Lexis

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexis


Hyacynthe

From Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos).

a male given name, equivalent to English Hyacinth


ieil

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


Zidore

a diminutive of the male given name Isidore


stchinnancie

From a variant of Old French quinencie (compare obsolete English squinzey), from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunánkhē, “canine quinsy”), from κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “throttle”).

Polygala serpyllifolia
Wikispecies:Polygala serpyllifolia

(Jersey) heath milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia)


Barnabé

a male given name, equivalent to English Barnaby


Guérôme

a male given name, equivalent to English Jerome


frâse sauvage

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frâse sauvage f (plural frâses sauvages)


Aimablle

From Late Latin Amābilis, from Latin amābilis (“lovable, worthy of love”).

der

a male given name, equivalent to French Amable


pomme douoche

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pomme douoche f (plural pommes douoches)


pomme dé sapîn

pomme dé sapîn f (plural pommes dé sapîn)


Guilbert

a male given name, equivalent to English Gilbert


priéthe

From Old French priere, preiere, from Early Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem.


linnot

linnot m (plural linnots, feminine linnotte)


preune

From Old French prune, from Vulgar Latin *prūna, feminine singular formed from the neuter plural of Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon, “plum”).


paithe

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


cannotte

Feminine form of cannot (“male duckling”).


paithe dé tèrre

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paithe dé tèrre f (plural paithes dé tèrre)


cannard sauvage

cannard sauvage f (plural cannards sauvages)


histouaithe

From Old French estoire and Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía, “learning through research, narration of what is learned”), from ἱστορέω (historéō, “to learn through research, to inquire”), from ἵστωρ (hístōr, “the one who knows, the expert, the judge”).


honmard

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honmard m (plural honmards, feminine mouaithe)


rouoge linnot

rouoge linnot m (plural rouoges linnots)


Cllémentin

a diminutive of the male given name Cllément


chânaise

(Jersey) female cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus)


mêle à blianche gorge

mêle à blianche gorge m (plural mêles à blianche gorge)


pèrche

From Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”), cognate with περκνός (perknós, “dark-spotted”).


pithot sauvage

pithot sauvage m (plural pithots sauvages)


preune dé Damas

preune dé Damas f (plural preunes dé Damas)


longue pièrre

longue pièrre f (plural longues pièrres)


lêzarde dg'ieau

lêzarde dg'ieau f (plural lêzardes dg'ieau)


pomme dé tchêne

pomme dé tchêne f (plural pommes dé tchêne)


néthe mauve

great black-backed gull
great black-backed gull


maîson hantée

maîson hantée f (plural maîsons hantées)


tabûle

Trisopterus luscus
Trisopterus luscus#Translingual

(Saint Ouën) pouting (Trisopterus luscus)


selle à beurre

selle à beurre f (plural selles à beurre)


maîson vîsionnée

maîson vîsionnée f (plural maîsons vîsionnées)


selle à tuthet

selle à tuthet f (plural selles à tuthet)


lêzarde

From Old French lesard, from Latin lacertus.


pliatelée

From Old French platel (plate + -el) + -ée.


Saint Valentîn

Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day


tchèrlîngue

Of likely Germanic origins (compare Old Danish karling).


pithot

pithot m (plural pithots, feminine pithotte)


vendeux

vendeux m (plural vendeurs, feminine vend'rêsse)


pèrdrix

From Old French perdriz, from Latin perdīx, perdīcem, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix).


preunelle dé l'yi

preunelle dé l'yi f (plural preunelles d's ièrs)


chanteux

chanteux m (plural chanteurs, feminine chant'rêsse)

chanteurs (plural)
chant'rêsse (feminine)

chanter + -eux, or corresponding to Latin cantor, cantōrem. Compare French chanteur.


plyie

From Old French pluie, from Vulgar Latin *ploia < *plovia, from Classical Latin pluvia.


souothis

From Latin sorex, soricis (“shrew, shrewmouse”).

uder

ouothelle dé souothis

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


vèrgue d'heune

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vèrgue d'heune f (plural vèrgues d'heune)


vèrgue d'pèrrotchet

vèrgue d'pèrrotchét f (plural vèrgues d'pèrrotchét)

vèrgue d'pèrrotchét (canonical feminine)
vèrgues d'pèrrotchét (plural)


trouelle

From Late Latin truella, from Latin trulla.


vaituthe

From Latin vectura, from the verb vehō (“I carry, I bear”).


tchêne

From Old Northern French *quesne (compare Old French chesne), from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, from Gaulish [Term?].


tchêne

From Old French cane (“sugar cane”), from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).


vîngne dé patate

vîngne dé patate f (plural vîngnes dé patate)


vaile dé sprède

vaile dé sprède f (plural vailes dé sprède)


vaile dé pèrrotchet

vaile dé pèrrotchet f (plural vailes dé pèrrotchet)


véhicl'ye

From Latin vehiculum (“vehicle, carriage”).


vaile d'artimon

vaile d'artimon f (plural vailes d'artimon)


vîngne

From Old French vingne, vigne, from Vulgar Latin vinia, from Latin vīnea (“vineyard; vine”).


vèrgue d'mîsaine

vèrgue d'mîsaine f (plural vèrgues d'mîsaine)


vèche

From Old Northern French veche, a variant form of Old French vece (compare modern French vesce), from Latin vicia.


louothi

From Old French lorier (compare French laurier), from lor, from Latin laurus (“laurel”).


nouoyi

From Vulgar Latin nucārius (compare French noyer), from Classical Latin nux.


vèrgue dé cacatouais

vèrgue dé cacatouais f (plural vèrgues dé cacatouais)


freunmionniéthe

freunmionniéthe f (plural freunmionniéthes)


-yi

From Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius.

(Jersey) used to form the names of trees bearing a particular type of fruit


Dgilliaume

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


heune d'artimon

heune d'artimon f (plural heunes d'artimon)


frambrouaise

From Old French framboise (“raspberry”), from Frankish *brāmabaʀi (“blackberry, bramble”). Influenced in form by frâse (“strawberry”).


Deuxième Dgèrre Mondiale

La Deuxième Dgèrre Mondiale (canonical feminine)


heuniéthe du mât d'avant

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heuniéthe du mât d'avant f (plural heuniéthes du mât d'avant)


chaûdgiéthe

From Old French chaudiere, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Compare French chaudière.

(Jersey) boiler (Jersey cooking), cauldron, large cooking pot


vaile

From Old French voile, veile, from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum.


cocombre

From Old French cocombre, ultimately from Latin cucumis, probably through an Old Occitan intermediate.


hôlouoge dé grand-péthe

hôlouoge dé grand-péthe f (plural hôlouoges dé grand-péthe)


Vièrge

La Vièrge (canonical feminine)
Vièrges (plural)


Aungèle

a female given name, equivalent to English Angela


Margotton

a diminutive of the female given name Margot


Cathelène

Alternative form of Cathrène, equivalent to English Kathleen, Irish Caitlín.


Saundrène

a female given name, equivalent to French Alexandrine or English Alexandrina


Cécire

From Latin Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from the byname caecus (“blind”). Popularized by Saint Cecilia, 3rd century Roman martyr, the patron saint of music.

a female given name, equivalent to French Cécile or English Cecilia


Sébire

From Latin Sibylla, Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla, “Sibylla”), name of ancient Greek prophetesses.

uder

a female given name, equivalent to English Sibyl


Cathrène

a female given name, equivalent to English Catherine


Zabeth

a diminutive of the female given name Lisabé


Carolène

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


Lison

a diminutive of the female given name Lisa


Fraunchounette

a diminutive of the female given name Fraunchoun


Guiânette

a diminutive of the female given name Guiâné


Llioûnîn

a diminutive of the female given name Lioûnie


Lisabé

a female given name, equivalent to French Élisabeth or English Elizabeth


Génîn

a diminutive of the female given name Génie


Victoère

a female given name, equivalent to French Victoire or English Victoria


Suzonne

a female given name, equivalent to French Suzanne or English Suzanne or Susan


Aungélina

a female given name, equivalent to English Angelina


Cllémentène

a female given name, equivalent to French Clémentine or English Clementine


Rénâée

a female given name, equivalent to French Renée


Edelmire

a female given name, a feminine form of Edelmir


Cllâodène

a female given name, equivalent to French Claudine


Célène

a female given name, equivalent to French Céline


Ernestène

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


Délaïde

a female given name, equivalent to French Adélaïde or English Adelaide


Euphrosène

a female given name, equivalent to English Euphrosyne


Joséphène

a female given name, equivalent to French Joséphine or English Josephine


Isabé

a female given name, equivalent to French Isabelle


Pâolène

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


Mêlie

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


Ursule

a female given name, equivalent to English Ursula


Nathalée

a female given name, equivalent to French Nathalie or English Natalie


Jeustène

From Latin Iūstina, name of early saints, feminine of Iūstinus, derivative of Iūstus, from iūstus (“just”).

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


Philiberthe

a female given name, masculine equivalent Philibert, equivalent to French Philiberte


Lucette

From a diminutive of the Latin name Lucia