démouaîselle du Ouaisné

démouaîselle du Ouaisné f (plural démouaîselles du Ouaisné)

Sylvia undata
Sylvia undata#Translingual

(Jersey) Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata)


tinné

From Latin tinnītus (“a jingling, ringing”), perfect passive participle of tinniō (“ring, jingle, clink”).

(Jersey) activity, business; bustle; din; (great) style


êcliuse

From Old French escluse (compare French écluse (“sluice, lock”)), from Late Latin exclusa, from the classical Latin verb exclūdō, exclūdere.


êléphant

êléphants (plural)
éléphant (alternative)

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

uder

ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος


êducâtion

Borrowed from Latin ēducātiō (“a breeding, bringing up, rearing”), from ēdūcō (“I educate, train”), from ēdūcō (“I lead forth, I take out; I raise up, I erect”).


êconomie

From Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”).


êcrivain

From Vulgar Latin *scribanem (compare French écrivain), accusative of Latin scrība (“writer, scribe”), with altered declension.


êducâtion avanchie

(Jersey) higher education, further education


êffet

From Old French effet, from Latin effectus.


êcorche

From Old French escorce, from Latin scortea, feminine noun form of scorteus (“made of skin or leather”).


grand-péthe

grands-péthes (plural)
grand-père (alternative)

From grand- (“grand-”) + péthe (“father”).


grand-oncl'ye

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grand-oncl'ye m (plural grands-oncl'yes)


raiethon

From Old French reson, raison, from Latin ratiō, ratiōnem.


transport publyi

(Jersey) public transport, public transit


transportâtion

transportâtion f (plural transportâtions)


trantchilisant

trantchilisant m (plural trantchilisants)


touaîson

From Late Latin tōnsiō, tōnsiōnem, from Latin tondeō (“I shave, cut hair”).


touaîsons

plural of touaîson (“thick head of hair”)


tournésol

Old French tournesole, from Latin tornare + sol.
Compare French tournesol.


tchestchionn'nie d'avis publyi

tchestchionn'nie d'avis publyi f (plural tchestchionn'nies d'avis publyi)

tchestchionn'nies d'avis publyi (plural)


tailleur d'pièrre

tailleur d'pièrre m (plural tailleurs d'pièrre)


tailleurs d'pièrre

tailleur d'pièrre
tailleur d'pièrre#Norman

plural of tailleur d'pièrre (“stonecutter”)


Sardaingnien

Sardaingnien m (plural Sardaingniens, feminine Sardaingnienne)

Sardaingniens (plural)
Sardaingnienne (feminine)


Jour dé l'An

Jours dé l'An (plural)
jour de l'an (alternative)


oeu sus l'ticl'ye

oeu sus l'ticl'ye m (plural oeux sus l'ticl'ye)


oeux sus l'ticl'ye

oeu sus l'ticl'ye
oeu sus l'ticl'ye#Norman

plural of oeu sus l'ticl'ye (“scrambled egg, poached egg”)


pîngouîn

Borrowed from French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn.


feux d'jouaie

feu d'jouaie (canonical masculine plural)


glossaithe

From Latin glōssārium, from glōssa (“obsolete or foreign word that requires explanation”), from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).


font d'bâptême

font d'bâptême m (plural fonts d'bâptême)


fil'ye dé câsse

fil'ye dé câsse f (plural fil'yes dé câsse)


cherise

From Old French cherise, from Latin ceresia.


héthèque

héthèques (plural)
hézèque (alternative)


êcliat

From Old French esclat (“shard”), deverbal of esclater (“to separate from, sunder out”), from Frankish *slaitan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slaitijaną, causative of *slītaną (“to cut up, split”).


modificâtion génétique

genetic modification
genetic modification


monastéthe

From Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).


mouaithe à logan

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mouaithe à logan f (plural mouaithes à logan)


mouaithes à logan

mouaithe à logan
mouaithe à logan#Norman


m'nus tchiyants

plural of m'nu tchiyant (“dropdown menu”)


m'nu tchiyant

m'nu tchiyant m (plural m'nus tchiyants)


partitchule souô-atonmique

partitchule souô-atonmique f (plural partitchules souô-atonmiques)


partitchule dé dêniêthie

partitchule dé dêniêthie f (plural partitchules dé dêniêthie)


partitchule

Borrowed from Latin particula (compare French particule).


partitchules souô-atonmiques

partitchule souô-atonmique
partitchule souô-atonmique#Norman

plural of partitchule souô-atonmique (“subatomic particle”)


portrait projectabl'ye

portrait projectabl'ye m (plural portraits projectabl'yes)


portraits projectabl'yes

portrait projectabl'ye
portrait projectabl'ye#Norman


pouque à bathi

pouque à bathi f (plural pouques à bathi)


pouque à bostchot

pouque à bostchot f (plural pouques à bostchot)


pouques à bostchot

pouque à bostchot
pouque à bostchot#Norman


pouque à dormi

pouque à dormi f (plural pouques à dormi)


tchulièrs en bouais

tchulyi en bouais
tchulyi en bouais#Norman

plural of tchulyi en bouais (“wooden spoon”)


tchulièrs à dêssèrt

tchulyi à dêssèrt
tchulyi à dêssèrt#Norman


pouothé

From Old French poiree (compare French poirée, poireau), from Latin porrum.


magasîn

Borrowed from French magasin, from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”).


participe pâssé

participe pâssé m (plural participes pâssés)


participes pâssés

plural of participe pâssé (“past participle”)


pourpais

From Old French pourpois, pourpais, porpeis (“porpoise”), from Vulgar Latin *porcopiscis (“porpoise”, literally “pig-fish”), from Latin porcus (“pig”) + piscis (“fish”).


poudre à laver

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poudre à laver m (plural poudres à laver)


martel'lie

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

2013 March 25, Geraint Jennings, “Mar martello”, in The Town Crier, archived from the original on 2016-03-13, page 20:

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


bé du ticl'ye

bé du ticl'ye m (plural becs du ticl'ye)


manniéthe

From Old French meniere, maniere (compare French manière), from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *manāria, from the feminine of Latin manuārius.


soûffliée en l'air

soûffliée en l'air f (plural soûffliées en l'air)


mystéthe

From Latin mystērium (compare French mystère), from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”).


vèrt-bouais

Euonymus europaeus
Euonymus europaeus#Translingual

(Jersey) spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus).


foltéthies

(Jersey) crazy actions, madness, follies


cêsse-feu

cêsser + feu, a calque of English ceasefire.


craquelîn d'geon

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craquelîn d'geon m (plural craquelîns d'geon)


d'sèrt

From Old French desert, a borrowing from Latin dēsertum.


contrée d'attrioqu'thie

contrée d'attrioqu'thie f (plural contrées d'attrioqu'thie)


contrée d'happ'thie

contrée d'happ'thie f (plural contrées d'happ'thie)


cro d'la tchulasse

cro d'la tchulasse m (plural cros d'la tchulasse)


empliâtre

From Latin emplastrum (“plaster, bandage”), from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron, “daub; salve”).


noblièche

From Old Northern French nobleche (compare French noblesse), from noble (“noble”), a borrowing of Latin nōbilis.


lànchaon

lànchaons (plural)
lanchon (alternative)
launchoun (alternative)


lanchon

lanchons (plural)
lànchaon (alternative)
launchoun (alternative)


carité

From Old French charité, from Latin caritas.


tolon

(Jersey, nautical) stern rowlock for sculling


êlîngue

From Old French eslinge (“slingshot”), from Frankish *slinga, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk (“to turn, twist”).


cheez

cheezs (plural)
qùaire (alternative)
tchaire (alternative)
tchaîse (alternative)
tchaîthe (alternative)

From Old Northern French [Term?] (compare Old French chaiere), from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).


Août

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


Anglyican

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Anglyican m (plural Anglyicans, feminine Anglyicanne)

Anglyicans (plural)
Anglyicanne (feminine)

From Medieval Latin Anglicānus, from anglicus (“Englishman”).


Avri

From Old French avril, from Latin Aprīlis.


avithon

From Old French avire (“oar”) + -on (compare French aviron).


bliête

souôs la bliête

six feet under, pushing up daisies; under the turf


êssuie-ôsaine

(Jersey) windshield wiper, windscreen wiper


avions à réaction

avion à réaction
avion à réaction#Norman


agnel

From Old French agnel, itself from Latin agnellus.

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.


ive

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 ()


agence d'viage

agence d'viage f (plural agences d'viage)


agence d'asseûthance

agence d'asseûthance f (plural agences d'asseûthance)


ièrrîn d'capeste

ièrrîn d'capeste m (plural ièrrîns d'capeste)


ièrrîn

(Jersey, nautical, etc.) ladder-rope, rope ladder, manrope


bott'lée

sa bott'lée d'ouognons

George William de Carteret: Chroniques de Jersey 3/11/1928


avithon d'gabathe

avithon d'gabathe m (plural avithons d'gabathe)


gabathe

Borrowed from French gabare, from Occitan gabarra.


planke

From Old French planke, from Latin planca.


provînche

provînches (plural)
provinche (alternative)

From Old French province, borrowed from Latin prōvincia.


provinche

provinches (plural)
provînche (alternative Jersey)


êté

From Old French esté, from Latin aestās, aestātem.


jours de naissànse

jour de naissànse
jour de naissànse#Norman


êtourné

êtournieaux (plural)
étourné (alternative)

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


nâsille

From Latin nāsus (“nose”) (compare French naseau (“nostril (of an animal)”)).


mêtchi

From Old French mestier, from Latin ministerium.


peire

peires (plural)
paithe (alternative)
père (alternative)

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


pére

péres (plural)
père (alternative)
péthe (alternative)

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


saumaon

saumaons (plural)
saumon (alternative)
sâomoun (alternative)


sâomoun

sâomouns (plural)
saumon (alternative)
saumaon (alternative)


sardaenne

sardaennes (plural)
sardinne (alternative)
sardène (alternative)

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


sardène

sardènes (plural)
sardinne (alternative)
sardaenne (alternative)


ch'fa d'maïr

ch'faux d'maïr (plural)
j'va d'mé (alternative)

Hippocampus hippocampus
Wikispecies:Hippocampus hippocampus

(Guernsey) sea horse (Hippocampus hippocampus)


mouorue

mouorues (plural)
mouothue (alternative)

(Guernsey, continental) cod (Gadus morhua)


angulle d'iaoux douce

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angulle d'iaoux douce f (plural angulles d'iaoux douce)

angulles d'iaoux douce (plural)
andgulle d'ieau douoche (alternative)


mûsique

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


etel

etels (plural)
êtaile (alternative Jersey)
éteile (alternative)
ételle (alternative Guernsey)

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


ételle

ételles (plural)
êtaile (alternative Jersey)
éteile (alternative)
etel (alternative Sark)


éteile

éteiles (plural)
êtaile (alternative Jersey)
ételle (alternative Guernsey)
etel (alternative Sark)


libéthâtion

libéthâtions (plural)
libératiaon (alternative)


mâove

mâoves (plural)
mauve (alternative)
maoue (alternative)

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


saîson

saîsons (plural)
saisaon (alternative Guernsey)
sezõõ (alternative Sark)

From Old French seson, seison, saison (“time of sowing, seeding”), from Latin satiōnem (“act of sowing, planting”), from serere (“sow, plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow, plant”).


sèrvice

From Old French servise, service, borrowed from Latin servitium (compare Portuguese serviço, Italian servizio, French service, Spanish servicio), from servus.


gaumbe

gaumbes (plural)
gambe (alternative)
gàmbe (alternative)
gãb (alternative)

From Old French gambe, from Late Latin *gamba.


gàmbe

gàmbes (plural)
gaumbe (alternative)
gambe (alternative)
gãb (alternative)


gãb

gãbs (plural)
gaumbe (alternative)
gambe (alternative)
gàmbe (alternative)


gyer

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


gùerre

gùerres (plural)
dgèrre (alternative Jersey)
djère (alternative Guernsey)
guère (alternative Guernsey)
gyer (alternative Sark)

From Old French guere, from Early Medieval Latin werra, borrowed from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”).

Pâques Martine—guerre, peste, ou famine.

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

Easter in March forebodes war, pestilence, or famine.


dôse

From Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “a portion prescribed”, literally “a giving”), from δίδωμι (dídōmi, “to give”).


brâs

bras (plural)
bra (alternative)
bras (alternative)

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


pyãt

pyãts (plural)
pliante (alternative Jersey)
pllànte (alternative Guernsey)
pllaunte (alternative)

From Old French plante, from Latin planta.


pllaunte

pllauntes (plural)
pliante (alternative Jersey)
pllànte (alternative Guernsey)
pyãt (alternative Sark)


genouaï

genouaïs (plural)
g'nou (alternative Jersey)
genou (alternative Jersey)
jnu (alternative Sark)

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


jnu

jnus (plural)
g'nou (alternative Jersey)
genou (alternative Jersey)
genouaï (alternative Guernsey)


gvil

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


vãtr

From Old French ventre, from Latin venter.


épaoule

épaoules (plural)
êpaûle (alternative)
epol (alternative)

From Old French espalle, espaule, from Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spathula, diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”).


epol

epols (plural)
êpaûle (alternative)
épaoule (alternative)


tchusse

tchusses (plural)
tchiêsse (alternative)
tchuisse (alternative)
tchiesse (alternative)
kyis (alternative)

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


tchiêsse

tchiêsses (plural)
tchusse (alternative)
tchuisse (alternative)
tchiesse (alternative)
kyis (alternative)

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


tchiesse

tchiesses (plural)
tchusse (alternative)
tchiêsse (alternative)
tchuisse (alternative)
kyis (alternative)

I' n'en reste ni tchiesse ni aïle.

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


kyis

tchusse (alternative)
tchiêsse (alternative)
tchuisse (alternative)
tchiesse (alternative)


v'licot à tchian

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v'licot à tchian m (plural v'licots à tchian)


jaûne v'licot

jaûne v'licot m (plural jaûnes v'licots)


reyoume

reyoumes (plural)
rouoyanme (alternative Guernsey)
royaûme (alternative Guernsey)
rouoyaume (alternative Jersey)


rouoyanme

rouoyanmes (plural)
reyoume (alternative)
rouoyaume (alternative Jersey)
royaûme (alternative Guernsey)


royaûme

royaûmes (plural)
reyoume (alternative)
rouoyaume (alternative Jersey)
rouoyanme (alternative Guernsey)


agritchulteure

agritchulteure f (plural agritchulteures)

agritchulteures (plural)
agritchultuthe (alternative Jersey)

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


républyique

From Latin rēspublica, from rēs pūblica (“republic, commonwealth”, literally “the public thing”).

L'Unnion d'Républyiques Socialistes Soviétiques


qùaire

qùaires (plural)
tchaîse (alternative)
tchaire (alternative)
cheez (alternative)
tchaîthe (alternative)

From Old Northern French [Term?] (compare Old French chaiere), from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).


tchaire

tchaires (plural)
qùaire (alternative)
tchaîse (alternative)
cheez (alternative)
tchaîthe (alternative)


théatre

théatres (plural)
thiâtre (alternative)
théyâte (alternative)

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


théyâte

théyâtes (plural)
thiâtre (alternative)
théatre (alternative)

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


chim'naïe

chim'naïes (plural)
chimenaée (alternative)
cheunm'née (alternative)
chimnee (alternative)

From Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta.


chimnee

chimnees (plural)
chimenaée (alternative)
cheunm'née (alternative)
chim'naïe (alternative)


nombrîn

nombrîns (plural)
naombrin (alternative)
longbrin (alternative)
nõmbri (alternative)

From Old French nonbril, from Vulgar Latin *umbiliculus, from Latin umbilicus.


naombrin

naombrins (plural)
nombrîn (alternative)
longbrin (alternative)
nõmbri (alternative)


nõmbri

nõmbris (plural)
nombrîn (alternative)
naombrin (alternative)
longbrin (alternative)


tchuivre

From Old French cuivre (“copper”), from Latin cyprum, cypruim, cūpreum, variant form of cūprum.


ormouère

ormouères (plural)
armouaithe (alternative)
aurmoire (alternative)

From Latin armārium, from arma (“weapons, tools”).


ivyire

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

ivouaire (alternative)
iviéthe (alternative)


ivouaire

ivyire (alternative)
iviéthe (alternative)


Dominnicain

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Dominnicain m (plural Dominnicains, feminine Dominnicaine)

Dominnicains (plural)
Dominnicaine (feminine)


Sardaingnienne

Sardaingnienne f (plural Sardaingniennes)


Sertchais

Sertchais (plural)
serqùais (alternative)
Sèrtchais (alternative)
serkyee (alternative)


serqùais

serqùais m (plural serqùais, feminine serqùaise)

serqùais (plural)
serqùaise (feminine)
Sertchais (alternative)
Sèrtchais (alternative)
serkyee (alternative)


serkyee

serqùais (alternative)
Sertchais (alternative)
Sèrtchais (alternative)


St. Louorenchais

St. Louorenchais m (plural St. Louorenchais, feminine St. Louorenchaise)

St. Louorenchais (plural)
St. Louorenchaise (feminine)


estonma

estonmacs (plural)
estouma (alternative)
estuma (alternative)

From Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos), from στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).


estouma

estoumacs (plural)
estonma (alternative)
estuma (alternative)


estuma

estonma (alternative)
estouma (alternative)


plache

plaches (plural)
pliaiche (alternative)
pllache (alternative)
piaeche (alternative)

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


pliaiche

pliaiches (plural)
plache (alternative)
pllache (alternative)
piaeche (alternative)


cllaou d'girouflle

cllaou d'girouflle m (plural cllaous d'girouflle)

cllaous d'girouflle (plural)
cliou d'giroufl'ye (alternative)
cllou de girouflle (alternative)


cllou de girouflle

cllou de girouflle m (plural cllous de girouflle)

cllous de girouflle (plural)
cliou d'giroufl'ye (alternative)
cllaou d'girouflle (alternative)


tchestchionn'nie

tchestchionn'nie f (plural tchestchionn'nies)

gerund of tchestchionner (“to question, interrogate”)


flianc

From Old French flanc (compare French flanc), from Frankish *hlanka, from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to turn, bend”).


fouorêt

From Old French forest, from Early Medieval Latin forestis.


stchélatte

stchélattes (plural)
stchelette (alternative)

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


bike à cartchaîson

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bike à cartchaîson f (plural bikes à cartchaîson)


territouaithe

Territouaithe Britannique d'l'Océan Îndgien


edjulle

edjulles (plural)
aidgulle (alternative Jersey)
adgulle (alternative Jersey)
aigùule (alternative)

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


gùai

From Old Northern French gai (compare Old French jai (“jaybird, magpie”)), from Late Latin gaius (“jaybird”).


autaomme

From Old French automne, from Latin autumnus.


renouvé

renouvés (plural)
èrnouvé (alternative)
r'nouvé (alternative)
rnuve (alternative)


assembllaïe

assembllaïes (plural)
assembliée (alternative)

From Old French asemblee (compare French assemblée), from asembler (“to collect up; to get together”).


martchieaux à deux mains

marté à deux mains
marté à deux mains#Norman

plural of marté à deux mains (“claw hammer”)


deigt

From Old French doit, doi, from Latin digitus.


p'tit quérouin

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p'tit quérouin m (plural p'tits quérouins)


môin

môins (plural)
main (alternative)
man (alternative)

From Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (“hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *man-.


articlle

articlles (plural)
articl'ye (alternative)
artiky (alternative)

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


histouère

histouères (plural)
histouaithe (alternative)
histouaire (alternative)
istwer (alternative)

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”).


histouaire

histouaires (plural)
histouaithe (alternative Jersey)
histouère (alternative)
istwer (alternative Sark)


siaeclle

siaeclles (plural)
siècl'ye (alternative)
syekly (alternative)
syiclle (alternative)

From Old French siecle, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin saeculum.


cllos

clios (plural)
clios (alternative)
cliôs (alternative)

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


fourtchère

fourtchères (plural)
froutchet (alternative)


froutchet

froutchets (plural)
fourtchère (alternative)

How the Pains Saw the Hydroplanes!
J'en eummes de même pour quatr' heuthes de temps; et, a la fin, quand j'rentrimes dans la Cauchie, toute not' pêque avait 'té enviée hors-bord, j'avaimes de l'ieau jusqu'au froutchet, l'baté 'tait en d'lacres, l'pilote avait perdi san chapé, et j'avaimes tous grand faim et grand fret.

A Disastrous Fishing Expedition
L's oroplannes sont attendus d'bouonne heuthe demain, et Moussieu d'Rozé m'a d'mandé d'allé dans l'ieau jusqu'au froutchet pour ètre yun des premiers a lus souhaiter la ben'venue au nom d'la Cour.


baté d'bord

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baté d'bord m (plural batchieaux d'bord)


otchupâtiaon

otchupâtiaons (plural)
otchupâtion (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin occupātio, occupātiōnem.


angulle

angulles (plural)
aungulle (alternative)
andgulle (alternative)


aungùule

aungùules (plural)
andgulle (alternative)
angulle (alternative)


macré

macrés (plural)
maqu'sé (alternative)
maqu'thé (alternative)

From Old French maquerel, from a Germanic source.

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

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

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

Scomber scombrus
Scomber scombrus#Translingual


êpinnoche dg'ieau douoche

êpinnoche dg'ieau douoche f (plural êpinnoches dg'ieau douoche)

three-spined stickleback
three-spined stickleback#English

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus aculeatus#Translingual

(Jersey) three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)


launchoun

launchouns (plural)
lànchaon (alternative)
lanchon (alternative)


orfi

Belone belone
Belone belone#Translingual

(Guernsey, Jersey) garfish (Belone belone)


héthan feunmé

héthan feunmé m (plural héthans feunmés)

(Jersey) kipper (split, salted and smoked herring)


ĥéren

ĥérens (plural)
herreng (alternative)
héthan (alternative)

From Old French hareng, from Late Latin haringus.

Clupea harengus
Clupea harengus#Translingual


m'thuthe

m'thuthes (plural)
m'suthe (alternative)
mésuthe (alternative)

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


machunnii

machonn'nie (alternative)
machounn'rie (alternative)


mâchouaithe

From Anglo-Norman maschouer, maschouere (compare French mâchoire), from mascher (“to chew”), from Latin masticō, masticāre.


pwẽ

pwẽs (plural)
pouogniet (alternative)
pouongnet (alternative)


pouogniet

pouogniets (plural)
pouongnet (alternative)
pwẽ (alternative)


meeti

From Old French mestier, from Latin ministerium.


pyid

pyids (plural)
pi (alternative)
pid (alternative)

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


êlectricité

êlectricités (plural)
êtricitaé (alternative)

Borrowed from French électricité, from English electricity.


cherne

From Old French cerne, from Latin circinus.


ouée

ouées (plural)
ouaie (alternative)
ouaïe (alternative)

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


siècl'ye

siècl'yes (plural)
siaeclle (alternative)
syekly (alternative)
syiclle (alternative)

Bein. ch'est tréjours pôssibl'ye qu'la faichon a changi avaû l's années et avaû les siècl'yes

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


dêpartément

(Jersey) department (section; subdivision of an organisation)


prisonnyi

(Jersey) prisoner (one who is held in captivity)


brecque

brecques (plural)
brèque (alternative)
braecque (alternative)
brek (alternative)


cliou

clious (plural)
cllou (alternative)
cllaou (alternative)


tèrrain

I' voulait les tèrrains vaîthîns étout.

2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 17:

He wanted the neighbouring lands as well


navidgant

From the verb navidgi, Latin navigō (“I navigate”), whence also the verb nagi.


péthi

From Old French peril (compare French péril), from Latin periculum.


ornément

From Old French ornement, from Latin ornamentum.


compangnie

I' […] m'nit la compangnie dans l'appartément vaîthîn.

2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 22:

He […] leads the group into the neighbouring apartment.


taque

From Old Northern French taque, northern variant of tache.

mark (distinguishing feature; involuntary stain or trace)


pathole

Old French parole, from Late Latin parabola.


frontchiéthe

border (imaginary line separating two states)


seigneu

seigneurs (plural)
signeu (alternative)
signeur (alternative)
senyö (alternative)


c'valyi

Old Northern French cevalier, variant of chevalier (French chevalier).


êtchuyer

Old French escuier, whence French écuyer and English squire.

(Jersey, historical) squire (assistant to a knight)


trison

Old French traïson, from Latin traditio.


conscienche

Old French conscience, a borrowing from Latin conscientia.

il avait des r'morches dé conscienche

2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 32:


tchultuthe

Dêpartément pouor l'Êducâtion, l'Sport et la Tchultuthe

Department for Education, Sport and Culture


ouaîsé â blié

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ouaîsé â blié m (plural ouaîsieaux â blié)


oncl'ye

oncl'yes (plural)
aonclle (alternative Guernsey)

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


armeüre

From Old French armeüre, from Latin armatura.


êtchipes dé filméthie

êtchipe dé filméthie
êtchipe dé filméthie#Norman


uû

From Old French uel, ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus.


deû

Alteration of Old French duel, dol, from Late Latin dolus, derived from Latin dolor (“pain”), or possibly from Vulgar Latin *dolium, from Latin cordolium (“sorrow of the heart”), from dolor.


maîte

maîte m (plural maîtes, feminine maîtresse)


houme

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

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

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


âbre

From Old French arbre, itself from Latin arbor.


tchu

From Old French cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-, zero-grade without s-mobile form of *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).


câtel

From Old French castel, itself from Vulgar Latin castellum.


quièvre

From Old French kievre, itself from Latin capra.


queval

From Old French keval, from Latin caballus.


quevalier

From Old French kevalier, itself from Late Latin caballarius.


hammel

From Old French hamel, itself from Frankish *haim.


annel

From Old French anel, itself from Latin anellus.


foûnel

From Old French furnel, itself from Vulgar Latin furnellus.


maungier

Pays de Bray partially ; Guernesey, Jersey

Du blaunc-maungier.

(Kind of porridge, literally "white-food")


mesnil

From Old French mesnil, itself from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnīle, derived from mānsiō (“lodging; dwelling”). Cfr. English mansion, French maison among others.


abréveux

a watering place. Specifically public watering places that a found at the side of Jersey's roads.


arounde

aroundes (plural)
héthonde (alternative Jersey)

From Old French aronde, from Latin hirundō.


disques èrenr'gistrabl'yes

disque èrenr'gistrabl'ye
disque èrenr'gistrabl'ye#Norman


acyi

From Old French acier, acer, from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).


amathage

Either a borrowing of French amarrage or from amather + -age.


diablle

diablles (plural)
dgiâbl'ye (alternative Jersey)

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


derryire

derryires (plural)
driéthe (alternative Jersey)


kevalier

kevalier m (plural kevaliers, feminine +)

From Northern Old French kevalier, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus. Doublet of cavalier.


doucheur

From Old French douceur, itself from Latin dulcor.


keveu

From Old French chevel, itself from Latin capillus.


cheinture

From Old French ceinture, itself from Latin cinctura.


keminèye

From Old French cheminee, itself from Latin caminata.


espéranche

From Old French esperanche, from Latin sperantia.


veiture

From Old French veiture, from Latin vectura.


êpèye

From Old French espee, from Latin spatha.


coîpel

From Old French coispel, from Latin cuspis.


vignel

From Old French vignel, from Latin vinea.


vinailles

From Old French vinailles, from Latin vinalia.


Rouaisons

From Old French roaisons, from Latin rogationes.


berkier

From Old French bergier, from Latin vervecarius.


danche

From Old French danche, from Vulgar Latin *dantiare.


fourke

From Old French forche, from Latin furca.


cheüe

From Old French ceüe, from Latin cicuta.


canteur

canteur m (plural canteurs, feminine canterèche)


chirconférenche

chirconférenche f (plural chirconférenches)


doutanche

From Old French dotance, from Latin dubitantia.


moûtier

From Old French mostier, from Latin monasterium.


naîté

From Old French naisté, from Latin nascita.


caîne

From Old French chaiene, from Latin catena.


féchon

From Old French façon, from Latin factionem.


leyauté

From Old French leiauté, from Latin legalitas.


reyauté

From Old French roiauté, from Latin regalitas.


justiche

From Old French justice, from Latin justitia.


kierté

From Old French chierté, from Latin caritas.


caucheüre

From Old French chauceüre, from Latin calceatura.


veileüre

From Old French voileüre, from Latin velatura.


princhipe

From Old French principe, from Latin principium.


prinche

From Old French prince, from Latin princeps.


enquéson

From a Northern variant of Old French achoison influenced by enquérir, or lass likely from Latin inquisitionem.


peckié

From Old French pekié, from Latin peccatum.


moûke

From Old French moske, from Latin musca.


peckeur

peckeur m (plural peckeurs, feminine peckerèche)


cacheur

cacheur m (plural cacheurs, feminine cacherèche)


échaim

From Old French essaim, from Latin examen.


cherfeuil

From Old French cerfele, from Latin chaerefolium.


chervel

From Old French cervel, from Latin cerebellum.


cherchel

From Old French cercel, from Latin circellus.


cherc

From Old French cerc, from Latin circus.

a ring made of stakes that is used to make poles