abuser

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


mither

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

uder

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


donner

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


as

(Guernsey) second-person singular present indicative of aver


ai

(Guernsey) first-person singular present indicative of aver


acater

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


bus

first-person singular preterite of baithe


accouter

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


dis

first-person singular preterite of dithe


aimer

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

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

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

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


crus

first-person singular preterite of craithe


vivre

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

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

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

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


faire

From Old French faire, from Latin facere.

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

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

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


traire

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

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


mettre

From Old French metre, from Latin mittō, mittere.


naître

Inherited from Old French naistre, from Latin nascere.


tuer

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


litter

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


aver

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

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

(Jersey, alternative form in Guernsey) to have


vend

third-person singular present indicative

inflection of vendre:
second-person singular imperative


pus

first-person singular preterite of pouver


porter

From Old French porter, from Latin portō, portāre.


haler

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


cache

first-person singular present indicative of cachi

third-person singular present indicative of cachi

first-person singular present subjunctive of cachi

third-person singular present subjunctive of cachi

second-person singular imperative of cachi


crier

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


hale

first-person singular present indicative of haler

third-person singular present indicative of haler

first-person singular present subjunctive of haler

third-person singular present subjunctive of haler

second-person singular imperative of haler


payer

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


poli

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


vendre

From Old French vendre, from Latin vēndere (“to sell”).


finir

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

From Old French finir, from Latin fīnīre.


parler

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

From Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.


trouver

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

From Old French trover, truver, from Vulgar Latin *tropāre, from Latin tropus.


prendre

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

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

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

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


cuire

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


arriver

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


connaître

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


oublier

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


rosser

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


venir

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

From Old French venir, from Latin venīre.


entrer

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

Mars qui entre coume ùn agné sortira coume ùn touaré.

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

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


copier

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


chanter

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

I' chànte coume ùn orateur.

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


sinner

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


monter

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


aller

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


sortir

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


tenir

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

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


perde

From Old French perdre, from Latin perdō, perdere.


battre

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


aime

first-person singular present indicative of aimer

third-person singular present indicative of aimer

first-person singular present subjunctive of aimer

third-person singular present subjunctive of aimer

second-person singular present imperative of aimer


senti

From Old French sentir, from Latin sentiō, sentīre.


écrire

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


cuit

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


moudre

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


a

(Guernsey) third-person singular present indicative of aver


marche

first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

inflection of marchi:
second-person singular imperative


pondre

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


prende

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


settler

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


amuser

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


mangi

From Old French mangier, from Late Latin mandūcāre (“to chew, masticate, gnaw; to eat, devour”).


promettre

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


marches

second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of marchi


saler

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


haï

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


aimons

first-person plural present indicative of aimer

first-person plural present imperative of aimer


aimes

second-person singular present indicative of aimer

second-person singular subjunctive of aimer


aiment

third-person plural present indicative of aimer

third-person plural present subjunctive of aimer


aimez

second-person plural present indicative of aimer

second-person plural imperative of aimer


aimais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of aimer

second-person singular imperfect indicative of aimer


garder

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


garde

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

first/third-person singular present indicative of garder

first/third-person singular present subjunctive of garder

second-person singular imperative of garder


gardent

third-person plural present indicative of garder

third-person plural present subjunctive of garder


gardais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of garder

second-person singular imperfect indicative of garder


avait

(Guernsey) third-person singular imperfect indicative of aver


voler

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

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

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

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


dormi

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


tither

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


parti

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


sus

first-person singular preterite of saver


avaient

(Guernsey) third-person plural imperfect indicative of aver


donne

first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

inflection of donner:
second-person singular imperative


litchi

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


rompre

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

la mort d'la chorchiéthe avait rompu san chorchéthon.

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

the death of the sorceress had broken her spell.


sonner

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


jouer

head

jouer (gerund jouéthie or jouêthie or jouôthie)

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

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

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

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


offri

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


aimiez

second-person plural indicative imperative of aimer

second-person plural subjunctive present of aimer


aimions

first-person plural indicative imperative of aimer

first-person plural subjunctive present of aimer


aimait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of aimer


aimaient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of aimer


dus

first-person singular preterite of d'ver


valer

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

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

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

An east wind with rain is not worth a limpet.


attendre

From Old French atendre, borrowed from Latin attendere.

(Guernsey, reflexive, s'attendre) to expect


sauter

From Old French, from Latin saltō, saltāre.


avais

(Guernsey) first-person singular imperfect indicative of aver

(Guernsey) second-person singular imperfect indicative of aver


fis

first-person singular preterite of faithe


laver

From Old French laver, from Latin lavō, lavāre.


joindre

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


nagi

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


arrêter

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


penser

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

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

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

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


abattre

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


hanter

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

uder

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

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

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


ris

first-person singular preterite of rithe


décider

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


villi

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

From Old French veillier, from Latin vigilare (“to watch”).


condamner

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


soutenir

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

From Old French sustenir, from Latin sustineo.


apprendre

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

Apprins au ber, dure jusqu'au ver.

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

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


montrer

Alternative form of mouontrer (“to show”)


peindre

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


prêter

From Old French prester, from Latin praestō, praestāre.


tremper

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


cachi

From an Old Northern French form of Old French chacier (compare French chasser), from Late Latin captiō, captiāre, late form of Latin captō, captāre (“strive to seize, catch or grasp at”).


cachi

cachier (infinitive)
cachant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
cachié (masculine participle past singular)
cachie (feminine participle past singular)
cachiés (masculine participle past plural)
cachies (feminine participle past plural)
cache (indicative present singular)
caches (indicative present second-person singular)
cache (indicative present singular third-person)
cachoms (first-person indicative plural present)
cachiez (indicative plural present)
cachent (indicative plural present third-person)
cacheis (imperfect indicative singular)
cacheis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cacheit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cachioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cachiez (imperfect indicative plural)
cacheient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cachis (indicative preterite singular)
cachis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cachit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cachîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cachîtes (indicative plural preterite)
cachîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cacherai (future indicative singular)
cacheras (future indicative second-person singular)
cachera (future indicative singular third-person)
cacheroms (first-person future indicative plural)
cacherez (future indicative plural)
cacheront (future indicative plural third-person)
cachereis (conditional indicative singular)
cachereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
cachereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
cacherioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
cacheriez (conditional indicative plural)
cachereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
cache (first-person present singular subjunctive)
caches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cache (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cachioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cachiez (plural present subjunctive)
cachent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cachisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cachisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cachît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cachisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cachissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cachissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
cachissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cache (imperative singular)
cachoms (first-person imperative plural)
cachiez (imperative plural)

From Vulgar Latin *coacticāre (compare French cacher), from Latin coactō, coactāre.


pousser

From Old French, from Latin pulsō, pulsāre (“push, strike, beat, batter, hammer”), frequentative of pellō, pellere (“push, drive, hurl, impel, propel”).


donnent

third-person plural present indicative of donner

third-person plural present subjunctive of donner


vendit

third-person singular preterite of vendre


gardait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of garder


apporter

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


nommer

From Old French nomer, modern nom + -er, or from Latin nominare.


raconter

Inherited from Old French raconter, from re- + aconter (from conter (“to tell (a story, etc.)”)).

af

from <i class="Latn mention" lang="fro">conter</i> (“to tell (a story, etc.)”)


gardons

first-person plural present indicative of garder

first-person plural imperative of garder


poursuivre

From Old French porsivre, poursivre, porsuir, poursuire, porsivir, from Vulgar Latin *prosequere, from Latin prosequor, prosequi, though influenced by persequor.


proposer

From Old French proposer, borrowed from Latin prōpōnō, prōpōnere, altered based on poser.


rentrer

From Old French re- (“again”) + entrer (“to enter”).


broder

From Old French brosder, from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽 (*bruzdōn).


caches

second-person singular present indicative of cachi

second-person singular present subjunctive of cachi


vende

first/third-person singular present subjunctive of vendre


vendes

second-person singular present subjunctive of vendre


prier

From Old French proiier, from Latin precor, precārī, from prex (“request, petition, prayer”), from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-, *perḱ- (“to ask, woo”).


rencontrer

From Old French re- (“again”) + encontrer (“to meet, encounter”).


happer

Borrowed from Old Norse harpa (“to grip, pinch”).


emporter

From Latin importō, importāre (“bring, carry or convey into”), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō, portāre (“carry, bear; convey”).


suer

From Old French suer, from Latin sūdō, sūdāre (“sweat, perspire”, verb).


saver

Inherited from Old French savoir, saveir, from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapĕre (“taste, know”).


netti

From Old French nettoier, from Vulgar Latin *nitidiāre, from Latin nitidō, nitidāre (“make bright or shining; polish, smooth; wash, bathe”), from nitidus (“shining, polished, glittering”), from niteō, nitēre (“be radiant, shine, look bright, glitter, sparkle, glisten”).


graie

Borrowed from Old Norse greiða (“to fit out”).


bliatchinner

From bliatchîn (“shoe polish”) + -er, from English blacking.


finni

From Old French finer, finir, from Latin fīniō, fīnīre, from fīnis (“boundary, limit”).


sorti

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


bâti

From Old French bastir (“to build, make; to sew”), from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, borrowed from Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”).


donnait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of donner


maigrir

maigre (“thin”) + -ir (compare French maigrir).


muchi

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


laidi

Lé temps s'laidit.

(Jersey, reflexive) to get ugly, turn ugly


amender

From Old French amender, from Latin ēmendō, ēmendāre (“free from faults, correct, improve, remedy, amend, revise, cure”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mendum (“fault”).


paître

From Old French paistre (“to graze”), from Latin pāscō, pāscere (“feed, nourish, maintain, support; pasture, drive to pasture, attend; feed, supply, cultivate, let grow; graze, browse”).


confirmer

From Latin cōnfirmō, cōnfirmāre (“make firm, establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm”), from con- (“with, together”) + firmō, firmāre (“strengthen, fortify”).


soûler

From Vulgar Latin *satullāre, diminutive of Latin saturō, saturāre (“fill to repletion, sate, satisfy”).


teindre

From Old French taindre, teindre, from Latin tingō, tingere (“colour, dye, tinge”).


emprunter

From Old French emprunter, from Vulgar Latin *imprūmūtāre.


ouï

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


approuver

From Old French aprover (“to approve”), borrowed from Latin approbō, approbāre (“regard as good, approve, favour, commend, endorse”), from ad + probō, probāre (“esteem as good, approve, prove”).


faithe

From Old French faire, from Latin facere.

faithe eune montangne dé beurre

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


frotter

Probably from Latin frictāre, frequentative of fricāre through its past participle frictus (“rubbed”).


arrangi

From Old French arengier, arrangier (“to put in a line, put in a row”) from reng, rang, ranc (“line, row, rank”), from Frankish *hring (“ring”).


suicider

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


forgi

From Old French forgier, from Latin fabricō.


endormi

(Jersey, reflexive, s'endormi) to fall asleep


marchons

first-person plural present indicative of marchi

first-person plural imperative of marchi


marchez

second-person plural imperative of marchi


marchent

third-person plural present indicative of marchi

third-person plural present subjunctive of marchi


marchais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of marchi

second-person singular imperfect indicative of marchi


marchait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of marchi


marchions

first-person plural imperfect indicative of marchi

first-person plural present subjunctive of marchi


marchiez

second-person plural imperfect indicative of marchi

second-person plural present subjunctive of marchi


marchaient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of marchi


cachons

first-person plural present indicative of cachi


cachez

second-person plural imperative of cachi


cachent

third-person plural present indicative of cachi

third-person plural present subjunctive of cachi


cachions

first-person plural imperative indicative of cachi

first-person plural present subjunctive of cachi


cachiez

second-person plural imperfect indicative of cachi

second-person plural present subjunctive of cachi


vends

first-person singular present indicative of vendre

second-person singular present indicative of vendre


vendons

first-person plural present indicative of vendre

first-person plural imperative of vendre


vendez

second-person plural present indicative of vendre

second-person plural imperative of vendre


vendent

third-person plural present indicative of vendre

third-person plural present subjunctive of vendre


vendais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of vendre

second-person singular imperfect indicative of vendre


vendait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of vendre


vendions

first-person plural imperfect indicative of vendre

first-person plural present subjunctive of vendre


vendiez

second-person plural imperfect indicative of vendre

second-person plural present subjunctive of vendre


vendaient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of vendre


vendis

first-person singular preterite of vendre

second-person singular preterite of vendre


vendîtes

second-person plural preterite of vendre


vendrai

first-person singular future indicative of vendre


vendras

second-person singular future indicative of vendre


vendra

third-person singular future indicative of vendre


vendrons

first-person plural future indicative of vendre


vendrez

second-person plural future indicative of vendre


vendront

third-person plural future indicative of vendre


vendrais

first-person singular conditional indicative of vendre

second-person singular conditional indicative of vendre


vendrait

third-person singular conditional indicative of vendre


vendraient

third-person plural conditional indicative of vendre


divorcer

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


changi

From Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiō, cambiāre (“I exchange, barter”), from Gaulish cambion, *kambyom (“change”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“crooked”).


traîner

From Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre, from *tragere, from Latin trahō, trahere (“pull”).


joui

From Old French joir, from Vulgar Latin *gaudīre, from Latin gaudeō, gaudēre.


gratter

From Old French grater (whence also French gratter, English grate (verb)), borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną.


mangier

mangier (infinitive)
mangeant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
mangié (masculine participle past singular)
mangie (feminine participle past singular)
mangiés (masculine participle past plural)
mangies (feminine participle past plural)
mangeüe (indicative present singular)
mangeües (indicative present second-person singular)
mangeüe (indicative present singular third-person)
mangeoms (first-person indicative plural present)
mangiez (indicative plural present)
mangeüent (indicative plural present third-person)
mangeis (imperfect indicative singular)
mangeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
mangeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
mangioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
mangiez (imperfect indicative plural)
mangeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mangis (indicative preterite singular)
mangis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
mangit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
mangîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
mangîtes (indicative plural preterite)
mangîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
mangerai (future indicative singular)
mangeras (future indicative second-person singular)
mangera (future indicative singular third-person)
mangeroms (first-person future indicative plural)
mangerez (future indicative plural)
mangeront (future indicative plural third-person)
mangereis (conditional indicative singular)
mangereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
mangereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
mangerioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
mangeriez (conditional indicative plural)
mangereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
mangeüe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
mangeües (present second-person singular subjunctive)
mangeüe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
mangioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
mangiez (plural present subjunctive)
mangeüent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mangisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
mangisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
mangît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mangisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mangissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
mangissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
mangissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
mangeüe (imperative singular)
mangeoms (first-person imperative plural)
mangiez (imperative plural)

Pays de Bray partially ; Guernesey, Jersey

Chût jour-là, je mangîmes de la chair oû souper.

I' peut mànger sa gâche dorâïe des daeux bords.

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

He can eat his cake buttered on both sides.

Il mangeüe ben pus de goule que d’autre seit !

Mangier vîtement.


affronter

From Old French afronter (“to face; to confront; to slap in the face”), either a derivation a- + front + -er, or an inheritance from an unattested Vulgar Latin *affrontāre (“to strike against”), from Latin ad + frontem.


faller

From Old French faloir, from an earlier *falleir, from Latin fallō, fallere, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰwel- (“to lie, deceive”).


allouer

From Old French alouer, from Medieval Latin allaudō, allaudāre, merged with alouer, from Medieval Latin allocō, allocāre (“assign”).


joignis

first-person singular preterite of joindre


donnes

second-person singular present indicative of donner

second-person singular present subjunctive of donner


donnons

first-person plural present indicative of donner

first-person plural imperative of donner


donnez

second-person plural present indicative of donner

second-person plural imperative of donner


donnais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of donner

second-person singular imperfect indicative of donner


donnions

first-person plural imperfect indicative of donner

first-person plural present subjunctive of donner


donniez

second-person plural imperfect indicative of donner

second-person plural present subjunctive of donner


donnaient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of donner


gardes

second-person singular present indicative of garder

second-person singular present subjunctive of garder


gardez

second-person plural present indicative of garder

second-person plural imperative of garder


gardions

first-person plural imperfect indicative of garder

first-person plural present subjunctive of garder


gardiez

second-person plural imperfect indicative of garder

second-person plural present subjunctive of garder


gardaient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of garder


lapper

(Jersey, onomatopoeia, transitive) to lap (a liquid)


pâle

first-person singular present indicative of pâler

third-person singular present indicative of pâler

second-person singular imperative of pâler


envahi

From Old French envaïr, from Vulgar Latin *invādīre, from Latin invādō, invādere.


trahi

From Old French traïr, a Gallicization / adaptation of Latin trādō, trādere.


sentis

first-person singular preterite of senti


dormis

first-person singular preterite of dormi


accroupi

(Jersey, reflexive, s'accroupi) to squat


frémi

From Vulgar Latin *fremīre, from Latin fremō, fremere.


ouïs

(Jersey) first-person singular preterite of ouï


saluer

From Old French saluer (“to greet”), from Latin salūtō, salūtāre (“greet, salute”, verb), from salūs (“health, prosperity, wellness”).


coper

Inherited from Old French coper, colper, from cop, colp, from Vulgar Latin *colpus (“stroke”), from Latin colaphus.


coincer

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


torchi

From Latin torqueō, torquēre (“twist, turn”).


mêler

From Old French mesler, from Early Medieval Latin misculāre, derived from Latin miscēre.


contester

From Latin contestor, contestārī (“call to witness”).


geindre

From Old French giembre, from Latin gemō, gemere.


corrompre

From Old French corrompre, borrowed from Latin corrumpō, corrumpere (“pervert, corrupt, deprave, infect; spoil, rot; taint, contaminate; tempt, seduce”).


lapider

From Latin lapidō, lapidāre (“stone”, verb).

(Jersey) to stone, lapidate (pelt with stones)


ôter

From Old French oster, from Latin obstō, obstāre, from ob (“before, in front”) + stō, stāre (“stand”).


panser

From Old French panser, an alternative form of penser (“to think”).

(Jersey, medicine, of a wound) to bandage, dress


nouer

From Old French noer, from Latin nōdāre.


braire

braire (infinitive)
brayant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
brait (masculine participle past singular)
braite (feminine participle past singular)
braits (masculine participle past plural)
braites (feminine participle past plural)
brais (indicative present singular)
brais (indicative present second-person singular)
brait (indicative present singular third-person)
brayoms (first-person indicative plural present)
brayez (indicative plural present)
braient (indicative plural present third-person)
brayeis (imperfect indicative singular)
brayeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
brayeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
brayioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
brayiez (imperfect indicative plural)
brayeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
brayis (indicative preterite singular)
brayis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
brayit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
brayîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
brayîtes (indicative plural preterite)
brayîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
brairai (future indicative singular)
brairas (future indicative second-person singular)
braira (future indicative singular third-person)
brairoms (first-person future indicative plural)
brairez (future indicative plural)
brairont (future indicative plural third-person)
braireis (conditional indicative singular)
braireis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
braireit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
brairioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
brairiez (conditional indicative plural)
braireient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
braie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
braies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
braie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
brayioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
brayiez (plural present subjunctive)
braient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
brayisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
brayisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
brayît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
brayisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
brayissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
brayissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
brayissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
brais (imperative singular)
brayoms (first-person imperative plural)
brayez (imperative plural)


rithe

From Old French rire, from Late Latin rīdere, from Latin rīdēre.


friser

From Old French friser, frizer (“to frizzle, crisp, curl, ruffle, braid, touch lightly, graze, scratch”), possibly from Frankish *fris (“curl”), from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“frizzy, curly”).


aveir

aveir (infinitive)
ayant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
yeu (masculine participle past singular)
yeue (feminine participle past singular)
yeus (masculine participle past plural)
yeues (feminine participle past plural)
ai (indicative present singular)
as (indicative present second-person singular)
a (indicative present singular third-person)
avoms (first-person indicative plural present)
avez (indicative plural present)
ont (indicative plural present third-person)
aveis (imperfect indicative singular)
aveis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aveit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
avioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aviez (imperfect indicative plural)
aveient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
eus (indicative preterite singular)
eus (indicative preterite second-person singular)
eut (indicative preterite singular third-person)
eûmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
eûtes (indicative plural preterite)
eûtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
airai (future indicative singular)
airas (future indicative second-person singular)
aira (future indicative singular third-person)
airoms (first-person future indicative plural)
airez (future indicative plural)
airont (future indicative plural third-person)
aireis (conditional indicative singular)
aireis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
aireit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
airioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
airiez (conditional indicative plural)
aireient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
aie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
aie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ayoms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ayez (plural present subjunctive)
aient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
eusse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
eusses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
eût (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
eusse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
eussioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
eussiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
eussent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aie (imperative singular)
ayoms (first-person imperative plural)
ayez (imperative plural)
aveir (infinitive)
ayaunt (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
aëu (masculine participle past singular)
aëue (feminine participle past singular)
aëus (masculine participle past plural)
aëues (feminine participle past plural)
ai (indicative present singular)
as (indicative present second-person singular)
a (indicative present singular)
avaöns (indicative plural present)
avaïz (indicative plural present)
aönt (indicative plural present)
aveis (imperfect indicative singular)
aveis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aveit (imperfect indicative singular)
avaëmes (imperfect indicative plural)
aveites (imperfect indicative plural)
aveient (imperfect indicative plural)
aëus (indicative preterite singular)
aëus (indicative preterite second-person singular)
aëut (indicative preterite singular)
eûnmes (indicative plural preterite)
aëutes (indicative plural preterite)
aëurent (indicative plural preterite)
erai (future indicative singular)
eras (future indicative second-person singular)
era (future indicative singular)
eraöns (future indicative plural)
eraïz (future indicative plural)
eraönt (future indicative plural)
ereis (conditional indicative singular)
ereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
ereit (conditional indicative singular)
eraëmes (conditional indicative plural)
ereites (conditional indicative plural)
ereient (conditional indicative plural)
aie (present singular subjunctive)
aies (present singular subjunctive)
ait (present singular subjunctive)
ayaöns (plural present subjunctive)
ayaïz (plural present subjunctive)
aient (plural present subjunctive)
aëusse (imperfect singular subjunctive)
aëusses (imperfect singular subjunctive)
aëût (imperfect singular subjunctive)
aëussiaöns (imperfect plural subjunctive)
aëussiaïz (imperfect plural subjunctive)
aëûtent (imperfect plural subjunctive)
aie (imperative singular)
ayaöns (imperative plural)
ayaïz (imperative plural)
n'aie pas (imperative negative singular)
n'ayaöns pas (imperative negative plural)
n'ayaïz pas (imperative negative plural)


joster

joster (infinitive)
jostant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
josté (masculine participle past singular)
jostée (feminine participle past singular)
jostés (masculine participle past plural)
jostées (feminine participle past plural)
joste (indicative present singular)
jostes (indicative present second-person singular)
joste (indicative present singular third-person)
jostoms (first-person indicative plural present)
jostez (indicative plural present)
jostent (indicative plural present third-person)
josteis (imperfect indicative singular)
josteis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
josteit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
jostioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
jostiez (imperfect indicative plural)
josteient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
jostis (indicative preterite singular)
jostis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
jostit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
jostîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
jostîtes (indicative plural preterite)
jostîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
josterai (future indicative singular)
josteras (future indicative second-person singular)
jostera (future indicative singular third-person)
josteroms (first-person future indicative plural)
josterez (future indicative plural)
josteront (future indicative plural third-person)
jostereis (conditional indicative singular)
jostereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
jostereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
josterioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
josteriez (conditional indicative plural)
jostereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
joste (first-person present singular subjunctive)
jostes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
joste (present singular subjunctive third-person)
jostioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
jostiez (plural present subjunctive)
jostent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
jostisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
jostisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
jostît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
jostisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
jostissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
jostissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
jostissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
joste (imperative singular)
jostoms (first-person imperative plural)
jostez (imperative plural)


veir

veir (infinitive)
veyant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
veu (masculine participle past singular)
veue (feminine participle past singular)
veus (masculine participle past plural)
veues (feminine participle past plural)
veis (indicative present singular)
veis (indicative present second-person singular)
veit (indicative present singular third-person)
veyoms (first-person indicative plural present)
veyez (indicative plural present)
veient (indicative plural present third-person)
veyeis (imperfect indicative singular)
veyeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
veyeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
veyioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
veyiez (imperfect indicative plural)
veyeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
veus (indicative preterite singular)
veus (indicative preterite second-person singular)
veut (indicative preterite singular third-person)
veûmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
veûtes (indicative plural preterite)
veûtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
verrai (future indicative singular)
verras (future indicative second-person singular)
verra (future indicative singular third-person)
verroms (first-person future indicative plural)
verrez (future indicative plural)
verront (future indicative plural third-person)
verreis (conditional indicative singular)
verreis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
verreit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
verrioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
verriez (conditional indicative plural)
verreient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
veie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
veies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
veie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
veyioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
veyiez (plural present subjunctive)
veient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
veusse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
veusses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
veût (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
veusse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
veussioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
veussiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
veussent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
veis (imperative singular)
veyoms (first-person imperative plural)
veyez (imperative plural)

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

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

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

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


abouler

(Jersey) To bring a wheelbarrow towards someone.


présider

From Old French presider, from Latin praesidēre (“to preside”), from pre- (“before”) + sedeō (“to sit”).


ordonner

From Old French ordiner, borrowed from Latin ōrdinō, ōrdināre (“arrange, put in order; rule, govern; ordain, appoint to office”), from ōrdō (“methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series”) and influenced by donner.


heurter

From Old French hurter (“to ram into, strike, collide with”), from Frankish *hūrt (“a battering ram”), from Proto-Germanic *hrūtaną (“to fall, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *krow- (“to fall, beat, break”).


asphyxier

(Jersey, reflexive, s'asphyxier) to asphyxiate oneself


béni

From Old French beneïr, from Late Latin benedicō, benedīcere (“bless, praise”), from Latin benedicō, benedīcere (“speak well of someone, commend”).


assailli

assailli (infinitive)
assaillaunt (gerund)
avaer (auxiliary)
assailli (masculine participle past singular)
assaillie (feminine participle past singular)
assaillis (masculine participle past plural)
assaillies (feminine participle past plural)
assâle (indicative present singular)
assâles (indicative present second-person singular)
assâle (indicative present singular third-person)
assailloums (first-person indicative plural present)
assailliz (indicative plural present)
assâlent (indicative plural present third-person)
assailleis (imperfect indicative singular)
assailleis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
assailleit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
assaillioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
assailliaez (imperfect indicative plural)
assailleient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
assaillis (indicative preterite singular)
assaillis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
assaillît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
assaillîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
assaillîtes (indicative plural preterite)
assaillîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
assaillerai (future indicative singular)
assailleras (future indicative second-person singular)
assaillera (future indicative singular third-person)
assailleroums (first-person future indicative plural)
assailleraez (future indicative plural)
assaillerount (future indicative plural third-person)
assaillereis (conditional indicative singular)
assaillereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
assaillereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
assaillerioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
assailleriaez (conditional indicative plural)
assaillereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
assâle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
assâles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
assâle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
assaillioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
assailliaez (plural present subjunctive)
assâlent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
assaillisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
assaillisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
assaillisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
assaillissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
assaillissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
assaillîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
assâle (imperative singular)
assailloums (first-person imperative plural)
assailliz (imperative plural)

From Old French assaillir, assalir, from Late Latin assalīre.


sonder

From Old French sonder, from sonde (“sounding line”), from Old English [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *sundą (“a swim, body of water, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bh)- (“to be unsteady, swim”).


couchier

From Old French couchier, from Latin collocāre (“set in place”).

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.


gardis

first-person singular preterite of garder

second-person singular preterite of garder


bouter

From Old French bouter, of Germanic origin.


moustrer

From Old French monstrer, moustrer, from Latin mōnstrō, mōnstrāre (“show”), from moneō, monēre (“warn, advise; remind”).


changier

From Old French changier. Cognate with Old French changer.


creire

creire (infinitive)
creyant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
creu (masculine participle past singular)
creue (feminine participle past singular)
creus (masculine participle past plural)
creues (feminine participle past plural)
creis (indicative present singular)
creis (indicative present second-person singular)
creit (indicative present singular third-person)
creyoms (first-person indicative plural present)
creyez (indicative plural present)
creient (indicative plural present third-person)
creyeis (imperfect indicative singular)
creyeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
creyeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
creyioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
creyiez (imperfect indicative plural)
creyeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
creus (indicative preterite singular)
creus (indicative preterite second-person singular)
creut (indicative preterite singular third-person)
creûmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
creûtes (indicative plural preterite)
creûtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
creirai (future indicative singular)
creiras (future indicative second-person singular)
creira (future indicative singular third-person)
creiroms (first-person future indicative plural)
creirez (future indicative plural)
creiront (future indicative plural third-person)
creireis (conditional indicative singular)
creireis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
creireit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
creirioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
creiriez (conditional indicative plural)
creireient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
creie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
creies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
creie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
creyioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
creyiez (plural present subjunctive)
creient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
creusse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
creusses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
creût (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
creusse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
creussioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
creussiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
creussent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
creis (imperative singular)
creyoms (first-person imperative plural)
creyez (imperative plural)

From Old French creire, croire, from Latin crēdere (“to believe”).


bailli

bailli (infinitive)
baillaunt (gerund)
avaer (auxiliary)
bailli (masculine participle past singular)
baillie (feminine participle past singular)
baillis (masculine participle past plural)
baillies (feminine participle past plural)
bâle (indicative present singular)
bâles (indicative present second-person singular)
bâle (indicative present singular third-person)
bailloums (first-person indicative plural present)
bailliz (indicative plural present)
bâlent (indicative plural present third-person)
bailleis (imperfect indicative singular)
bailleis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
bailleit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
baillioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
bailliaez (imperfect indicative plural)
bailleient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
baillis (indicative preterite singular)
baillis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
baillît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
baillîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
baillîtes (indicative plural preterite)
baillîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
baillerai (future indicative singular)
bailleras (future indicative second-person singular)
baillera (future indicative singular third-person)
bailleroums (first-person future indicative plural)
bailleraez (future indicative plural)
baillerount (future indicative plural third-person)
baillereis (conditional indicative singular)
baillereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
baillereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
baillerioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
bailleriaez (conditional indicative plural)
baillereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
bâle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
bâles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
bâle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
baillioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
bailliaez (plural present subjunctive)
bâlent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
baillisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
baillisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
baillisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
baillissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
baillissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
baillîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
bâle (imperative singular)
bailloums (first-person imperative plural)
bailliz (imperative plural)

From Old French baillier, from Latin bāiulāre (“to carry a burden”), from bāiulus (“one who bears burdens, porter, carrier”).


marchis

first-person singular preterite of marchi

second-person singular preterite of marchi


douner

douner (infinitive)
dounant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
douné (masculine participle past singular)
dounée (feminine participle past singular)
dounés (masculine participle past plural)
dounées (feminine participle past plural)
doune (indicative present singular)
dounes (indicative present second-person singular)
doune (indicative present singular third-person)
dounoms (first-person indicative plural present)
dounez (indicative plural present)
dounent (indicative plural present third-person)
douneis (imperfect indicative singular)
douneis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
douneit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
dounioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
douniez (imperfect indicative plural)
douneient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
dounis (indicative preterite singular)
dounis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
dounit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
dounîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
dounîtes (indicative plural preterite)
dounîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
dounerai (future indicative singular)
douneras (future indicative second-person singular)
dounera (future indicative singular third-person)
douneroms (first-person future indicative plural)
dounerez (future indicative plural)
douneront (future indicative plural third-person)
dounereis (conditional indicative singular)
dounereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
dounereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
dounerioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
douneriez (conditional indicative plural)
dounereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
doune (first-person present singular subjunctive)
dounes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
doune (present singular subjunctive third-person)
dounioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
douniez (plural present subjunctive)
dounent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
dounisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
dounisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
dounît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
dounisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
dounissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
dounissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
dounissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
doune (imperative singular)
dounoms (first-person imperative plural)
dounez (imperative plural)


pèrdre

From Old French perdre, from Latin perdō, perdere.


ouâchinner

(Jersey) to rub in soapy water, give a good scrub


liéthe

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


ouvrer

From Old French ovrer (“to work”), from Late Latin operō, operāre, from the deponent Classical Latin verb operor, operārī (“work, labor”), from opus (“work, accomplishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).


marchier

From Old French marchier, from Frankish *markōn.


greffer

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greffer (gerund greff'thie or greff'sie)


jugi

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


allis

first-person singular preterite of aller


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


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


pâlîtes

(Jersey) second-person plural preterite of pâler


vaie

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


motchi

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


m'suther

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


braithe

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


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”).


saûver

From Old French sauver, from Latin salvō, salvāre.


considéther

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


adouother

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


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)


préféther

From Latin praeferō, praeferre (compare French préférer).


persentaïr

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


allaïr

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

Va où tu peux, meurs où tu deis.


c'menchier

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


foui

From Old French fouir, from Latin fodiō, fodere.


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.


parlaïr

From Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.

Aen jour, le Bailiff voulait l'y parlaïr.

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

One day, the Bailiff wanted to speak to her.


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.


g'laïe

feminine singular of the past participle of g'laïr


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.


v'nir

From Old French venir, from Latin venīre.

Après treis aubes gelaïes vient la pllie


visitaïr

Borrowed from Latin vīsitāre (“to see, to visit”).


acataïr

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


apportaïr

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


arrêtaïr

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


arrivaïr

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


caontinuaïr

Borrowed from Latin continuāre (“to extend, prolong, continue”).


l'vaïr

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


r'paraïr

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


trouvaïr

From Old French trover, truver, from Vulgar Latin *tropāre, from Latin tropus.


travaillier

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


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.

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

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


tcheir

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


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.


méfiaïr

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

(Guernsey, reflexive, s'méfiaïr) to beware


s'maïr

From Old French semer, from Latin sēminō, sēmināre.


copaïr

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


coûtaïr

From Old French coster, from Latin constāre.


creitre

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

inh

(Guernsey) to grow, alternative form of creître.


dépensaïr

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


decidaïr

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


d'màndaïr

From Old French demander, from Latin demandō, demandāre.


d'meuraïr

From Latin dēmorō, dēmorārī (compare French demeurer).


dounnaïr

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

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.


éprouvaïr

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


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”).


frottaïr

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


frumaïr

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


gardaïr

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


lavaïr

From Old French laver, from Latin lavō, lavāre.

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

There is nothing like washing your own shirt.


màncher

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


mouorir

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


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”).


oïmaïr

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


ouir

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

Ecoute-paret jamais n'ot dret.


pâssaïr

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


pensaïr

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


portaïr

From Old French porter, from Latin portō, portāre.


pouôinturaïr

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


pouvier

From Old French povoir, pooir, from early Old French poeir, from Vulgar Latin potēre (“to be able”) for Classical Latin posse. *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.


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”).


ramassaïr

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

(Guernsey, transitive) to pick up, gather


maette

From Old French metre, from Latin mittō, mittere.


llierre

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


avanchi

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


drissant

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

present participle of drisser (“to slip”)


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)


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


înstruithe

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


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”)


mouoilli

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

uder

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


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


tchuit

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


traithe

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


enduther

From Old French endurer, from Latin indūrō, indūrāre.


dêpenser

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


mathier

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

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


roussi

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


d'livrer

From Old French delivrer, from Latin dēlīberō, dēlīberāre.


entèrrer

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


cheindre

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


s'pather

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


s'mer

From Old French semer, from Latin sēminō, sēmināre.


freunmer

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


êtonner

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


tchuithe

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


construithe

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


dêbouchi

dêbouchi eune boutelle


êcrithe

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


bardgîngni

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


lanchi

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


am'ner

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


vouler

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


touônner

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


broudaïr

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


freûlée

feminine singular of the past participle of freûler


aver l'vent souôs vèrgue

(Jersey, nautical) to scud before the wind


dêcliather

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


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r'mèrcier l'boulandgi pouor la dreine fais

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


boulandgi

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


r'mèrcier

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


crêp'ler

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


doctrinner

(Jersey, transitive) to doctor (a drink)


explyitchi

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


affliouer

From Latin affluere (“to flow, run or float to, towards or in”).


èrposer

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


bouoilli

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


parbouoilli

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


exétchuter

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