env'yer

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

Mars a enviaï sa vieille trachier des bûquettes.

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

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


êtudier

From Old French estudier, from Latin studeō, studēre.


souitchi

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


souitchîdrent

(Saint Ouën) third-person plural preterite of souitchi


souitchîtent

(Jersey) third-person plural preterite of souitchi


c'mench'chons

first-person plural present indicative of c'menchi

first-person plural imperative of c'menchi


c'menchi

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


pâler

From Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.

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

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

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


l'ver

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


pouver

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.


râser

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


r'chéver

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


rêcaûffer

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


rouôler

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


navidgi

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

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


occi

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


opéther

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


otchuper

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


ouvri

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


illeuminner

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


labouother

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


laîssi

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


lînmiter

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


vither d'bord

(Jersey, nautical) to change course, tack about


vither la vaile

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


vèrser

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


j'ter

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


juther coumme un tchéthtchi

swear like a trooper
swear like a trooper

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


juther

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


fielletée

feminine singular of the past participle of fielleter


lévée

feminine singular of the past participle of êl'ver


gagi

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


adôsser

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


agenouoilli

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


dêmathier

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


atchitter

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


assiéthe

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

(Jersey, transitive) to sit down, get seated

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


engagi

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

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


drodgi

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


freûler

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


couôrre

From Old French courre, corre, from Latin currere (“to run”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).


dêbèrtchi

(Jersey, transitive, intransitive) to disembark


dêdgeuler

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


enrhînmer

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


cârrer

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


coêffi

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


enlachi

(Jersey, reflexive, s'enlachi) to entwine


mêfaithe

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

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


s'menchi

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


êteurtre

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

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


faithe touôser

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


n'yer

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

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


laîssi corrompre

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


s'tchi

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

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


mett' sus les rangs

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


mettre l'dé dans l'yi

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

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


sèrvi au dé et à l'yi

wait on hand and foot
wait on hand and foot

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


soupither

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


bégaûder

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


bostchuler

From Old French bouteculer (compare French bousculer).


faithe des ilyies

give someone the eye
give someone the eye


feunmée

feminine singular of the past participle of feunmer


adréchi

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

(Jersey, reflexive, s'adrèchi) to address


accourchi

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

From Old French acorcier (“to shorten”).


affêtchi

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.


aîdgi

From Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtāre (“to help, assist”).


alleunmer

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


appraichi

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


assauter

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


assiégi

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

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

(France, Jersey) to besiege, lay siege to


attatchi

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


atchiêsci

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


amather

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

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


arrîsi

(Jersey, nautical) to reef, touch a sail


pratitchi

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


clyiquer

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

(Jersey, computing, transitive) to click


pâlent

third-person plural present indicative of pâler

third-person plural present subjunctive of pâler


tchultiver

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


tchaie

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


tcheindre

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


tchilyi

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


tchitter

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


tailli

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


teurtre

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


tînter

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


touchi

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


toûtre

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


trébutchi

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

les 'jvaux lus trébutchaient

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


travailli

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


tremblier

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


trépâsser

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


mouothi

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

Va où tu peux, meurs où tu deis.

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


câsser

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


trotchi

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


ramâsser

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


rap'tichi

(Jersey, transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to shrink


couôtre

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


rêpondre

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


rinchi

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


r'penti

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


mantchi

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


meurdri

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


m'ner

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


m'nichi

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


murmuther

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


sangni

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


séduithe

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


semblier

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


scâler

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


sèrclier

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


siéthe

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


sîlyi

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


stînmuler

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


sûfflier

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

A quànd les filles sufflent le guiablle s'éhuque.

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

When girls whistle the devil laughs outright.


pâsser

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


pathaître

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


pathier

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


payi

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


pêtchi

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


pînchi

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


baîsi

From Old French baisier, from Latin bāsiāre (“to kiss”).


baîssi

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


couôter

From Old French coster, from Latin constāre.


p'ler

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


pliaidgi

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


pliaithe

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


plianter

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


plieuther

From Old French plorer, from Latin plōrō, plōrāre (“cry out”).

d'la plieuth'thie et d'la grînch'chie d'dents


protégi

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


p'ser

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


hadgi

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


heurler

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


hîngni

From Latin hinniō. Cognate with French hennir.


houinner

Borrowed from English whine or Old Norse veina (“to moan”) or hvína (“to whine”) ( + -er).


baithe

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

I' bét coume ùn alputre.

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


bandagi

(Jersey, medicine, of a wound) to bandage


bâptîsi

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


bouogi

bouogei (infinitive)
bouogeaunt (gerund)
bouog (auxiliary)
bouogei (masculine participle past singular)
bouogeie (feminine participle past singular)
bouogeis (masculine participle past plural)
bouogeies (feminine participle past plural)
bouogeoums (first-person indicative plural present)
bouogiz (indicative plural present)
bouogeeis (imperfect indicative singular)
bouogeeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
bouogeeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
bouogeioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
bouogeiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
bouogeeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
bouogeis (indicative preterite singular)
bouogeis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
bouogeît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
bouogeîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
bouogeîtes (indicative plural preterite)
bouogeîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
bouogeerai (future indicative singular)
bouogeeras (future indicative second-person singular)
bouogeera (future indicative singular third-person)
bouogeeroums (first-person future indicative plural)
bouogeeraez (future indicative plural)
bouogeerount (future indicative plural third-person)
bouogeereis (conditional indicative singular)
bouogeereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
bouogeereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
bouogeerioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
bouogeeriaez (conditional indicative plural)
bouogeereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
bouogeioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
bouogeiaez (plural present subjunctive)
bouogeisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
bouogeisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
bouogeisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
bouogeissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
bouogeissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
bouogeîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
bouogoums (first-person imperative plural)
bouogeiz (imperative plural)

From Vulgar Latin *bullicāre, frequentative of Latin bulliō, bullīre.


brachi

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


cailli

From Old French coaillier, quailler (compare French cailler), from Vulgar Latin *coaglāre/ *quaglāre, from syncopation of Latin coāgulāre.


calfaîter

Ultimately from Arabic قِلَافَة (qilāfa, “caulking”) (compare French calfater, Spanish calafatear).


caltchuler

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

(Jersey, transitive, intransitive) to calculate


camailli

Probably from Old French camailler (compare French chamailler), from camail, from Old Occitan capmalh.


catouoilli

From Old French catellier (“to excite, cause tremors”) (compare French chatouiller), from Medieval Latin catilō (“to tickle”), from Frankish *kitilōn (“to tickle”), from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną, frequentative of *kitōną (“to tickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *geyd- (“to stick, jab, tickle”).


cêssi

(Jersey, transitive, ~ de + infinitive) to cease, stop


chèrchi

From Old French cerchier, from Late Latin circō, circāre, from Latin circa.


chèrgi

From Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), from Gaulish *karros.


chouaîsi

From Old French choisir, coisir (“to differentiate, see distinctly”), from Frankish *kausjan (“to choose”), from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose, taste”).


c'mander

From Old French comander, from Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre.


concèrner

From Medieval Latin concernere (“to distinguish, to have respect to”), combined form of Latin con- + cernō, cernere (“distinguish”).


continnuer

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


convèrti

From Old French convertir, from Latin convertō, convertere.


couochi

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


craithe

craithe (infinitive)
criyant (gerund)
aver (auxiliary)
creu (masculine participle past singular)
crai (indicative present singular)
crait (indicative present singular)
criyons (indicative plural present)
criyiz (indicative plural present)
criyez (indicative plural present)
craient (indicative plural present)
criyais (imperfect indicative singular)
criyait (imperfect indicative singular)
criyêmes (imperfect indicative plural)
criyions (imperfect indicative plural)
criyêtes (imperfect indicative plural)
criyiez (imperfect indicative plural)
criyaient (imperfect indicative plural)
crus (indicative preterite singular)
crut (indicative preterite singular)
creûnmes (indicative plural preterite)
crûtes (indicative plural preterite)
crûdres (indicative plural preterite)
crûtent (indicative plural preterite)
crûdrent (indicative plural preterite)
craithai (future indicative singular)
craithas (future indicative singular)
craitha (future indicative singular)
craithons (future indicative plural)
craithez (future indicative plural)
craithont (future indicative plural)
craithais (conditional indicative singular)
craithait (conditional indicative singular)
craithêmes (conditional indicative plural)
craithions (conditional indicative plural)
craithêtes (conditional indicative plural)
craithiez (conditional indicative plural)
craithaient (conditional indicative plural)
craie (present singular subjunctive)
craithêmes (plural present subjunctive)
criyions (plural present subjunctive)
craithêtes (plural present subjunctive)
criyiez (plural present subjunctive)
craient (plural present subjunctive)
crûsse (imperfect singular subjunctive)
crûssions (imperfect plural subjunctive)
crûssyiz (imperfect plural subjunctive)
crûssiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
crûssent (imperfect plural subjunctive)
crai (imperative singular)
criyons (imperative plural)
criyez (imperative plural)
criyiz (imperative plural)

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

(Jersey, religion, etc.) to believe in (have faith, have belief)


craître

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


craûler

Borrowed from Old Norse krafla, from Proto-Germanic *krablōną, a variant of *krabblōną, frequentative of *krabbōną (“to scratch, scrape”).


gargouoilli

From Old French gargoule (“throat”) (compare French gargouiller).


g'ler

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


gouôter

From Old French gouster (compare French goûter), from Latin gustō, gustāre, from gustus (“a tasting, sampling”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

la preuve du podîn ch'est dé l'gouôter

the proof of the pudding is in the eating


gouvèrner

From Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, gubernāre, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “I steer, drive, govern”).


gronner

From Latin grunnio, grunnīre (compare French grogner).


fourtchi

From Old Northern French forque (“fork”) + -i.

Si ch'est bêtchi, froutchi, houetter - dans l'gardîn coumme au clios, y'a du travas à r'graie.

Whether its spadework, forks or hoes, whether in the garden or the field, there's work to be done.


faûchi

From Vulgar Latin *falciāre (compare French faucher, Italian falciare), from Latin falx, falcis (“sickle, scythe”) (compare faûcil'ye), from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”).


fliantchi

flianc (“flank”) + -i (compare French flanquer).


flieuthi

From Old French florir, from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre.

r'flieuthi

to reflower, rebloom, reblossom, flower again, bloom again, blossom again


fliotter

From Old French floter, of undetermined Germanic origins.


forchi

From Vulgar Latin *fortiāre, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis (“strong”).


fouoilli

From Vulgar Latin *fodiculare, from Latin fodicō, fodicāre (“dig; pierce, stab”), frequentative of fodiō, fodere (“dig; mine, quarry”).


env'yer tchitch'un à paître

send someone packing
send someone packing

(Jersey) to send someone packing (literally, "to put someone out to pasture")


cont'nîn

From Old French contenir, borrowed from Latin contineō, continēre.


v'nîn

From Old French venir, from Latin venīre.


ristchi

Compare French risquer, Italian rischiare.


pliôre

From Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere.

Quànd i' plleut ôve vent d'aval, / Nourrit l'houme et sen cheval; / Quànd i' plleut ôve vent d'amont, / Ch'est merveille si tout ne fond.

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

When it rains with a westerly wind it feed man and beast; but when it rains with an east wind it is a marvel if everything does not melt.


èrpéter

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


dêchèrgi

From Old French deschargier (“to unload”).

(Jersey)
(Jersey, computing) to download


èrconfidguther

èr- (“re-”) + confidguther (“to configure”)


r'fuser

From Vulgar Latin *refusāre, from a blend of Latin refutō, refutāre (“check, repress; restrain, oppose; refute”) and recusō, recusāre (“refuse, decline; object to, reject”).


r'graie

re- (“re-”) + graie (“to arrange, prepare”)


r'stèrter

From English restart + -er, or èr- (“re-”) + stèrter (“to start up”).


r'muer

From Latin removeō, removēre (“remove, take away”).


r'niflier

re- (“re-”) + Old French nifler (compare French renifler)


r'tèrgi

From Old French retarder. Compare Old French atargier.


r'vénîn

From Old French revenir, from Latin reveniō, revenīre (“come back, return”).


r'lâchi

From Old French relascher (“to release”).

(Jersey, nautical) to put (back) into port


ziper

(Jersey, reflexive, sé ziper) to zip oneself up


caûffer

From Old Northern French, variant of Old French chaufer, from Vulgar Latin *cal(e)fāre, from Latin calefaciō, calefacere (“warm, heat”, verb).


r'cliâmer

From Old French reclamer, borrowed from Latin reclāmō, reclāmāre.


contchéthi

From Old French conquerre (compare French conquérir), from Latin conquaerō, conquaerere, a variant of conquīrō, conquīrere.


hijatchi

Alternative form of haïjatchi (“to hijack”)


êtreindre

From Old French estreindre, from Latin stringō, stringere (“press, tighten, compress”).


dêgôrer

(Jersey) to flow rapidly and frequently, be in spate, flow in torrents


êtchiper

From Old French esquiper, eschiper (“to board a ship, set sail”), partly from Old English scipian (“to board a ship, set sail”) and partly from Old Norse skipa (“to arrange, prepare a ship, equip”); both from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”), from *skipą (“ship”).


mînchi

Borrowed from Old Norse minnka (“to diminish”) + -i.


êrachi

From Old French esrachier (“to eradicate; to get rid of”), from Latin ērādīcō, ērādīcāre (“root out; extirpate, annihilate”).

(Jersey, dentistry) to extract (a tooth)


èrrer

From Old French errer, from Latin errō, errāre (“go astray, err”).


êt'

êt' (infinitive)
étant (gerund)
aver (auxiliary)
'té (masculine participle past singular)
sis (indicative present singular)
es (indicative present singular)
est (indicative present singular)
sommes (indicative plural present)
êtes (indicative plural present)
sont (indicative plural present)
tais (imperfect indicative singular)
étais (imperfect indicative singular)
'tais (imperfect indicative singular)
'tait (imperfect indicative singular)
étions (imperfect indicative plural)
étchions (imperfect indicative plural)
étiez (imperfect indicative plural)
taient (imperfect indicative plural)
fus (indicative preterite singular)
fut (indicative preterite singular)
feûnmes (indicative plural preterite)
fûtes (indicative plural preterite)
fûtent (indicative plural preterite)
s'sai (future indicative singular)
s'sas (future indicative singular)
s'sa (future indicative singular)
s'sons (future indicative plural)
s'sez (future indicative plural)
s'sont (future indicative plural)
s'sais (conditional indicative singular)
s'sait (conditional indicative singular)
séthions (conditional indicative plural)
séthiez (conditional indicative plural)
s'saient (conditional indicative plural)
sais (present singular subjunctive)
sait (present singular subjunctive)
séyons (plural present subjunctive)
séyiz (plural present subjunctive)
saient (plural present subjunctive)
fûsse (imperfect singular subjunctive)
fûsses (imperfect singular subjunctive)
fûssions (imperfect plural subjunctive)
fûssyiz (imperfect plural subjunctive)
fûssiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
fûssent (imperfect plural subjunctive)
sai (imperative singular)
séyons (imperative plural)
séyiz (imperative plural)


înstâller

From Medieval Latin installō, installāre (“install, put in place, establish”).


naûfragi

From Latin naufragāre (“to become shipwrecked”).


êtablyi

From Old French establir, from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre.


enflier

From Old French enfler, from Latin inflō, inflāre.


înfecter

Borrowed from Latin infectus, perfect passive participle of inficiō, īnficere (“dye, taint”).


dêclyinner

From Old French decliner, borrowed from Latin dēclīnō, dēclīnāre (“bend, turn aside, deflect, inflect, decline”), from de (“down”) + clīnō, clīnāre (“bend, incline”).


dêcouvri

From Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperiō, discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō, cooperīre.


êpaîngni

From Old French espargnier (compare French épargner), from Frankish *sparanjan, from Proto-Germanic *sparōną.


dgetter

From Old French gaiter, guaitier, gaitier (“to watch; to survey”), from Frankish *wahtōn, *wahtjan (“to watch, guard”), derivative of *wahta (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”).


dréchi

From Old Northern French [Term?] (compare Old French dresser), from Vulgar Latin *dīrectiāre, from Latin dīrectus (“straight”).


êcouter

Inherited from Old French escouter, from Latin ascultāre, variant of auscultāre.


gliainer

(Jersey, agriculture) to pick, pick up (potatoes)


d'fendre

From Old French deffendre, from Latin dēfendō, dēfendere.


dêmoli

From Latin dēmōlior, dēmōlīrī (“demolish, tear down”).


fraidgi

From Old French froidir (“to chill, cool”), from froit, froide (“cold”).


êl'ver

From Latin ēlevō, ēlevāre (“raise, elevate”).


respither

From Old French respirer, borrowed from Latin respīrō, respīrāre.


suffotchi

From Latin suffōcō, suffōcāre (“choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate”).


dêtruithe

From Old French destruire, from Vulgar Latin *destrugere, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from dē- (“un-, de-”) + struō (“I build”).


ensîngni

From Old French enseignier, from Vulgar Latin īnsignō, īnsignāre (“engrave”) (also found in Medieval Latin), from Latin signō, signāre (“mark, sign; seal, stamp”), from signum (“mark”).


d'ver

From Old French deveir, from Latin dēbeō, dēbēre.

Va où tu peux, meurs où tu deis.


d'mander

From Old French demander, from Latin demandō, demandāre.


dêtester

From Latin dētestor, dētestārī (“imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely”), from dē + testor, testārī (“testify, bear witness”), from testis (“witness”).


d'scendre

From Old French descendre, borrowed from Latin dēscendō, dēscendere, from dē + scandō, scandere (“climb, ascend”).


couothis

(Jersey) first-person singular preterite of couôrre


dithe

From Old French dire, from Latin dīcō, dīcere.

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.


aimis

first-person singular preterite of aimer

second-person singular preterite of aimer


donnis

first-person singular preterite of donner

second-person singular preterite of donner


patchis

first-person singular preterite of patchi

second-person singular preterite of patchi


cachis

first-person singular preterite of cachi

second-person singular preterite of cachi


finnis

first-person singular present indicative of finni

second-person singular present indicative of finni

first-person singular preterite of finni

second-person singular preterite of finni

second-person singular imperative of finni


mouothis

(Jersey) first-person singular preterite of mouothi


plius

first-person singular preterite of pliaithe


tchis

first-person singular preterite of tchaie


assiévis

first-person singular preterite of assiéthe


êcrivis

(Jersey) first-person singular preterite of êcrithe


env'yis

(Jersey) first-person singular preterite of env'yer


lius

first-person singular preterite of liéthe


mîns

first-person singular preterite of mettre


pathus

first-person singular preterite of pathaître


prîns

first-person singular preterite of prendre


r'chus

(Jersey) first-person singular preterite of r'chéver


sius

(Jersey) first-person singular preterite of siéthe


tîns

first-person singular preterite of tcheindre


vêtchus

first-person singular preterite of vivre


vîns

first-person singular preterite of v'nîn


èrchus

(Jersey) first-person singular preterite of èrchéver


conjudgi

From Latin coniugō, coniugāre, from con- (“with”) + iugō, iugāre (“join, yoke”).


dgéthi

From Old French guarir (“to guarantee, protect, give health to”), of Frankish origins.


distîler

From Old French, from Latin dēstillō, dēstillāre.


discriminner

Borrowed from Latin discrīminō, discrīmināre.


d'lédgi

Borrowed from Latin dēlēgō, dēlēgāre (“send, assign, dispatch, delegate”).

bor

(Jersey) to delegate (authorize someone to act as delegate)


divèrsifier

From Medieval Latin diversificō (“diversify”), from Latin diversus (“turned in different ways”) + faciō, facere (“make, do”).


d'meuther

From Latin dēmorō, dēmorārī (compare French demeurer).


duther

From Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, dūrāre (“harden, make hard; last, endure”), from dūrus (“hard”).

inh

Quànd Mars durerait chent àns l'hiver durerait autànt.

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

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


d'scendant

From Latin dēscendēns, present participle of dēscendō, from dē + scandō (“climb, ascend”).


laîsse

first-person singular present indicative of laîssi

third-person singular present indicative of laîssi

first-person singular present subjunctive of laîssi

third-person singular present subjunctive of laîssi

second-person singular imperative of laîssi


r'pather

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


cliutée

feminine singular of the past participle of cliuter


êcapper

From Old Northern French escaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, a verb based on Late Latin cappa (“cloak”). Compare French échapper.


êcraser

From Middle English crasen (“to break, shatter”) (compare French écraser), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”).


êlithe

From Old French eslire, from Latin ēligō, ēligere.


înginnyi

From Old French engignier, from Latin in (“in”) + gignō, gignere (“to produce, cause”).


graîssi la patte

grease someone's palm
grease someone's palm

(Jersey, idiomatic) to bribe, grease someone's palm


garder les livres

(Jersey, accounting) to keep books, book-keep


cliamûser

cliamuse (“slap in the face”, noun) + -er


accouocher

From Old French acouchier (“to give birth”), from Latin ad + collocō, collocāre (“lay, put, place”).


sémenchi

Alternative form of s'menchi (“to sow seed”)


èrbâti

Alternative form of r'bâti (“to rebuild”)


mouontrer

From Old French monstrer, from Latin mōnstrō, mōnstrāre.


êtranglyi

From Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulo, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “to strangle”), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, “halter”).

uder

στραγγαλόομαι


êpinnotchi

From Old Northern French [Term?] (compare Middle French espinocher, modern French épinocher).


êpinnoque

(Jersey) first-person singular present indicative of êpinnotchi

(Jersey) third-person singular present indicative of êpinnotchi

(Jersey) first-person singular present subjunctive of êpinnotchi

(Jersey) second-person singular imperative of êpinnotchi


êtuiver

Compare Old French estuve, modern French étuve, English stew.


c'mande

first-person singular present indicative of c'mander

third-person singular present indicative of c'mander

first-person singular present subjunctive of c'mander

third-person singular present subjunctive of c'mander

second-person singular imperative of c'mander


c'mandes

second-person singular present indicative of c'mander

second-person singular present subjunctive of c'mander


abûther

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


dêcaûchi ses grîns

(Jersey) to unsheathe its claws, extend its claws (of cat)


r'aver san vent

get one's breath back
get one's breath back

(Jersey) to get one's breath back, get one's wind back


r'aver

r'aver (infinitive)
r'ayant (gerund)
aver (auxiliary)
r'ieu (masculine participle past singular)
r'ai (indicative present singular)
èrai (indicative present singular)
r'as (indicative present singular)
r'a (indicative present singular)
r'avons (indicative plural present)
èravons (indicative plural present)
r'avez (indicative plural present)
r'ont (indicative plural present)
r'avais (imperfect indicative singular)
èravais (imperfect indicative singular)
r'avait (imperfect indicative singular)
r'avions (imperfect indicative plural)
r'avêmes (imperfect indicative plural)
r'aviez (imperfect indicative plural)
r'avêtes (imperfect indicative plural)
r'avaient (imperfect indicative plural)
r'eus (indicative preterite singular)
èreus (indicative preterite singular)
r'eut (indicative preterite singular)
r'eûnmes (indicative plural preterite)
èreûnmes (indicative plural preterite)
r'eûtes (indicative plural preterite)
r'eûdres (indicative plural preterite)
r'eûtent (indicative plural preterite)
r'eûdrent (indicative plural preterite)
r'éthai (future indicative singular)
èréthai (future indicative singular)
r'éthas (future indicative singular)
r'étha (future indicative singular)
r'éthons (future indicative plural)
èréthons (future indicative plural)
r'éthez (future indicative plural)
r'éthont (future indicative plural)
r'éthais (conditional indicative singular)
èréthais (conditional indicative singular)
r'éthait (conditional indicative singular)
r'éthions (conditional indicative plural)
r'éthêmes (conditional indicative plural)
r'éthiez (conditional indicative plural)
r'éthêtes (conditional indicative plural)
r'éthaient (conditional indicative plural)
r'aie (present singular subjunctive)
èraie (present singular subjunctive)
r'aies (present singular subjunctive)
r'ait (present singular subjunctive)
r'ayons (plural present subjunctive)
èrayons (plural present subjunctive)
r'ayiz (plural present subjunctive)
r'aient (plural present subjunctive)
r'eûsse (imperfect singular subjunctive)
èreûsse (imperfect singular subjunctive)
r'eûsses (imperfect singular subjunctive)
r'eûssions (imperfect plural subjunctive)
èreûssions (imperfect plural subjunctive)
r'eûssyiz (imperfect plural subjunctive)
r'eûssiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
r'eûssent (imperfect plural subjunctive)
r'ai (imperative singular)
r'ayons (imperative plural)
r'ayiz (imperative plural)
r'ayez (imperative plural)

èr- (“re-”) + aver (“to have”) (compare Québec French ravoir)


beire

beire (infinitive)
bevant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
beu (masculine participle past singular)
beue (feminine participle past singular)
beus (masculine participle past plural)
beues (feminine participle past plural)
beis (indicative present singular)
beis (indicative present second-person singular)
beit (indicative present singular third-person)
bevoms (first-person indicative plural present)
bevez (indicative plural present)
beivent (indicative plural present third-person)
beveis (imperfect indicative singular)
beveis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
beveit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
bevioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
beviez (imperfect indicative plural)
beveient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
beus (indicative preterite singular)
beus (indicative preterite second-person singular)
beut (indicative preterite singular third-person)
beûmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
beûtes (indicative plural preterite)
beûtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
beirai (future indicative singular)
beiras (future indicative second-person singular)
beira (future indicative singular third-person)
beiroms (first-person future indicative plural)
beirez (future indicative plural)
beiront (future indicative plural third-person)
beireis (conditional indicative singular)
beireis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
beireit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
beirioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
beiriez (conditional indicative plural)
beireient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
beive (first-person present singular subjunctive)
beives (present second-person singular subjunctive)
beive (present singular subjunctive third-person)
bevioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
beviez (plural present subjunctive)
beivent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
beusse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
beusses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
beût (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
beusse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
beussioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
beussiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
beussent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
beis (imperative singular)
bevoms (first-person imperative plural)
bevez (imperative plural)

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


toûsse

first-person singular present subjunctive of toûtre

third-person singular present subjunctive of toûtre


toûssez

second-person plural present indicative of toûtre

second-person plural imperative of toûtre


toûssons

first-person plural present indicative of toûtre

first-person plural imperative of toûtre


toû

second-person singular imperative of toûtre


toûssent

third-person plural present indicative of toûtre

third-person plural present subjunctive of toûtre


toûsses

second-person singular present subjunctive of toûtre


toûs

first-person singular present indicative of toûtre

second-person singular present indicative of toûtre

third-person singular present indicative of toûtre


marchiz

second-person plural present indicative of marchi

second-person plural imperative of marchi


marchyiz

second-person plural present subjunctive of marchi


marchit

third-person singular preterite of marchi


marchîtes

second-person plural preterite of marchi


marchéthai

first-person singular future indicative of marchi


marchéthait

third-person singular conditional of marchi


marchéthions

first-person plural conditional of marchi


marchéthiez

second-person plural conditional of marchi


marchéthaient

third-person plural conditional of marchi


marchéthais

first-person singular conditional of marchi

second-person singular conditional of marchi


marchéthas

second-person singular future indicative of marchi


marchétha

third-person singular future indicative of marchi


marchéthons

first-person plural future indicative of marchi


marchéthez

second-person plural future indicative of marchi


marchéthont

third-person plural future indicative of marchi


marchîssyiz

second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of marchi


marchîssent

third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of marchi


marchîssions

first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of marchi


marchîsses

second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of marchi


marchîsse

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of marchi

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of marchi


vendréthiez

second-person plural conditional indicative of vendre


vendréthions

first-person plural conditional indicative of vendre


vendîsse

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of vendre

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of vendre


vendîsses

second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of vendre


vendîssions

first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of vendre


vendîssyiz

second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of vendre


vendîssent

third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of vendre


finnissez

second-person plural imperative of finni


finnissiz

second-person plural present indicative of finni


finnissons

first-person plural present indicative of finni


finnit

third-person singular present indicative of finni

third-person singular preterite of finni


finnissent

third-person plural present indicative of finni


cachiz

second-person plural present indicative of cachi

second-person plural imperative of cachi


cachyiz

second-person plural present subjunctive of cachi


cachit

third-person singular preterite of cachi


patchons

first-person plural present indicative of patchi

first-person plural imperative of patchi


patchiz

second-person plural present indicative of patchi

second-person plural imperative of patchi


patchyiz

second-person plural present subjunctive of patchi


patchiez

second-person plural imperfect indicative of patchi


patchions

first-person plural imperfect indicative of patchi

first-person plural present subjunctive of patchi


patchais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of patchi

second-person singular imperfect indicative of patchi


patchait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of patchi


patchaient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of patchi


patchit

third-person singular preterite of patchi


patchîtes

second-person plural preterite of patchi


gardit

third-person singular preterite of garder


gardîtes

second-person plural preterite of garder


aimit

third-person singular preterite of aimer


donnit

third-person singular preterite indicative of donner


donnînmes

first-person plural preterite indicative of donner


donnîtes

second-person plural preterite indicative of donner


donnîtent

third-person plural preterite indicative of donner


chouaîthi

From Old French choisir, coisir (“to differentiate, see distinctly”), from Frankish *kausjan (“to choose”), from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose, taste”).


tchitte

first-person singular present indicative of tchitter

third-person singular present indicative of tchitter

first-person singular present subjunctive of tchitter

third-person singular present subjunctive of tchitter

second-person singular present imperative of tchitter


êssuyer

From Old French (compare French essuyer), from Latin exsūcō, exsūcāre (“dry”, verb).


finnithai

(Jersey) first-person singular future indicative of finni


cach'chai

first-person singular future indicative of cachi


paqu'sai

first-person singular future indicative of patchi


gardéthai

first-person singular future indicative of garder


donn'nai

first-person singular future indicative of donner


aim'thai

(Jersey) first-person singular future indicative of aimer


toûtrai

first-person singular future indicative of toûtre


finnithas

second-person singular future indicative of finni


toûtras

second-person singular future indicative of toûtre


aim'thas

second-person singular future indicative of aimer


donn'nas

second-person singular future indicative of donner


gardéthas

second-person singular future indicative of garder


paqu'sas

second-person singular future indicative of patchi


cach'chas

second-person singular future indicative of cachi


finnitha

(Jersey) third-person singular future indicative of finni


toûtra

third-person singular future indicative of toûtre


aim'tha

(Jersey) third-person singular future indicative of aimer


donn'na

third-person singular future indicative of donner


gardétha

third-person singular future indicative of garder


paqu'sa

third-person singular future indicative of patchi


cach'cha

third-person singular future indicative of cachi


finnithons

(Jersey) first-person plural future indicative of finni


aim'thons

(Jersey) first-person plural future indicative of aimer


donn'nons

first-person plural future indicative of donner


gardéthons

first-person plural future indicative of garder


paqu'sons

first-person plural future indicative of patchi


cach'chons

first-person plural future indicative of cachi


aim'thez

(Jersey) second-person plural future indicative of aimer


donn'nez

second-person plural future indicative of donner


gardéthez

second-person plural future indicative of garder


paqu'sez

second-person plural future indicative of patchi


cach'chez

second-person plural future indicative of cachi


finnithez

(Jersey) second-person plural future indicative of finni


aim'thont

(Jersey) third-person plural future indicative of aimer


donn'nont

third-person plural future indicative of donner


gardéthont

third-person plural future indicative of garder


paqu'sont

third-person plural future indicative of patchi


cach'chont

third-person plural future indicative of cachi


finnithont

(Jersey) third-person plural future indicative of finni


toûssis

first-person singular preterite indicative of toûtre

second-person singular preterite indicative of toûtre


toûssit

third-person singular preterite indicative of toûtre


toûssitent

third-person plural preterite indicative of toûtre


toûssais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of toûtre

second-person singular imperfect indicative of toûtre


toûssait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of toûtre


toûssaient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of toûtre


finnissiez

second-person plural imperfect indicative of finni


finnissions

first-person plural imperfect indicative of finni


finnissaient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of finni


finnissais

first-person singular imperfect indicative of finni

second-person singular imperfect indicative of finni


finnissait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of finni


aim'thais

(Jersey) first-person singular conditional of aimer

(Jersey) second-person singular conditional of aimer


donn'nais

first-person singular conditional of donner

second-person singular conditional of donner


gardéthais

first-person singular conditional of garder

second-person singular conditional of garder


paqu'sais

first-person singular conditional of patchi

second-person singular conditional of patchi


cach'chais

first-person singular conditional of cachi

second-person singular conditional of cachi


finnithais

(Jersey) first-person singular conditional of finni

(Jersey) second-person singular conditional of finni


finnithait

(Jersey) third-person singular conditional of finni


cach'chait

third-person singular conditional of cachi


gardéthait

third-person singular conditional of garder


donn'nait

third-person singular conditional of donner


aim'thait

(Jersey) third-person singular conditional of aimer


toûtrait

third-person singular conditional of toûtre


toûtrais

first-person singular conditional of toûtre

second-person singular conditional of toûtre


paqu'sait

third-person singular conditional of patchi


toûssisses

second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of toûtre


toûssissent

third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of toûtre


toûssisse

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of toûtre

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of toûtre


aimîssent

third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of aimer


finnîssent

third-person plural present subjunctive of finni

third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of finni


finnîsses

second-person singular present subjunctive of finni

second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of finni


finnîsse

first-person singular present subjunctive of finni

third-person singular present subjunctive of finni

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of finni

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of finni


donnîssent

third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of donner


gardîssent

third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of garder


patchîssent

third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of patchi


cachîssent

third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of cachi


aimîsse

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of aimer

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of aimer


donnîsse

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of donner

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of donner


gardîsse

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of garder

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of garder


patchîsse

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of patchi

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of patchi


cachîsse

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of cachi

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of cachi


aimîsses

second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of aimer


donnîsses

second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of donner


gardîsses

second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of garder


patchîsses

second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of patchi


cachîsses

second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of cachi


finnîssions

first-person plural present subjunctive of finni

first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of finni


finnîssyiz

second-person plural present subjunctive of finni

second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of finni


finnithions

(Jersey) first-person plural conditional of finni


finnithiez

(Jersey) second-person plural conditional of finni


finnithaient

(Jersey) third-person plural conditional of finni


cach'chaient

third-person plural conditional of cachi


paqu'saient

third-person plural conditional of patchi


gardéthaient

third-person plural conditional of garder


donn'naient

third-person plural conditional of donner


aim'thaient

(Jersey) third-person plural conditional of aimer


aiméthiez

(Jersey) second-person plural conditional of aimer


aiméthions

(Jersey) first-person plural conditional of aimer


aimîssions

first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of aimer


aimîssyiz

second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of aimer


cachéthions

(Jersey) first-person plural conditional of cachi


cachéthiez

(Jersey) second-person plural conditional of cachi


paquéthiez

(Jersey) second-person plural conditional of patchi


paquéthions

(Jersey) first-person plural conditional of patchi


gardéthiez

second-person plural conditional of garder


gardéthions

first-person plural conditional of garder


donnéthiez

(Jersey) second-person plural conditional of donner


donnéthions

(Jersey) first-person plural conditional of donner


donnîssions

first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of donner


gardîssions

first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of garder


patchîssions

first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of patchi


cachîssions

first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of cachi


donnîssiez

second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of donner


gardîssyiz

second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of garder


patchîssyiz

second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of patchi


cachîssyiz

second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of cachi


fitchi

Douard tchi 'tait fitchi là

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fliatter

From Old French flater (“to deceive by concealing the truth, to stroke with the palm of the hand”), from Proto-Germanic *flatą, *flatō (“palm, sole”), *flataz (“flat”).

(Jersey) to pet; to stroke (an animal, etc.)


mêfier

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

(Jersey, reflexive, s'mêfier) to be wary of; to be doubtful towards


souôrithe

From Old French sorrirre, from Vulgar Latin *subrīdĕre, from Latin subrīdēre. Compare French sourire.


êpissi

From Dutch splissen (compare French épisser).


êprouver

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


êputher

ê- + puthe + -er (compare French épurer (“to purify, expurgate”))


êtèrnuer

From Latin sternūtō, sternūtāre, frequentative of sternuō, sternuere (“sneeze”).


avèrti

From Old French avertir (“to inform, notify”).


caboter

(Jersey, agriculture) to produce a good crop (of potatoes)


amûther

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.


èrcliâmée

feminine singular of the past participle of èrcliâmer


r'cliâmée

feminine singular of the past participle of r'cliâmer


r'flieuthi

(Jersey) to reflower, rebloom, reblossom, flower again, bloom again, blossom again


att'ler

From Vulgar Latin *attelare, from Latin prōtēlō, prōtēlāre (“drive forward”).


bailli un co d'poing

(Jersey) to punch (strike with the fist)


soûffliée

feminine singular of the past participle of soûfflier


enfaûtomer

Old French enfantosmer, equivalent to en- + faûtome + -er.


bigorgi

bi- + gorge (“throat”) + -i (compare French égorger).


éra

(Guernsey) third-person singular future of aver


boulangier

boulangier (infinitive)
boulangeant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
boulangié (masculine participle past singular)
boulangie (feminine participle past singular)
boulangiés (masculine participle past plural)
boulangies (feminine participle past plural)
boulange (indicative present singular)
boulanges (indicative present second-person singular)
boulange (indicative present singular third-person)
boulangeoms (first-person indicative plural present)
boulangiez (indicative plural present)
boulangent (indicative plural present third-person)
boulangeis (imperfect indicative singular)
boulangeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
boulangeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
boulangioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
boulangiez (imperfect indicative plural)
boulangeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
boulangis (indicative preterite singular)
boulangis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
boulangit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
boulangîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
boulangîtes (indicative plural preterite)
boulangîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
boulangerai (future indicative singular)
boulangeras (future indicative second-person singular)
boulangera (future indicative singular third-person)
boulangeroms (first-person future indicative plural)
boulangerez (future indicative plural)
boulangeront (future indicative plural third-person)
boulangereis (conditional indicative singular)
boulangereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
boulangereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
boulangerioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
boulangeriez (conditional indicative plural)
boulangereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
boulange (first-person present singular subjunctive)
boulanges (present second-person singular subjunctive)
boulange (present singular subjunctive third-person)
boulangioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
boulangiez (plural present subjunctive)
boulangent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
boulangisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
boulangisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
boulangît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
boulangisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
boulangissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
boulangissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
boulangissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
boulange (imperative singular)
boulangeoms (first-person imperative plural)
boulangiez (imperative plural)


endînmanchi

(Jersey) to dress up in one's Sunday best


jouôter

From la jouôte (“throwing stones at poultry or other animals, a "joust"”).

jouôter sus un lapîn


dêpriver

From Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē + prīvō.


attither

From Old French atirer, atirier (“to draw to oneself”), from a- + tirer (“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”), of Germanic origins, equivalent to a- + tither.

(Jersey, transitive) to collect, pile up, squirrel away, hoard


naûfragis

masculine plural of the past participle of naûfragi


enchîtrer

(Jersey, reflexive, s'enchîtrer) to embed, lodge, fix, install


bliêter

(Jersey, transitive) to pelt with clods of turf


voulîtent

(Jersey) third-person plural preterite of vouler


voulîdrent

(Saint Ouën) third-person plural preterite of vouler


d'mand'dai

(Jersey) first-person singular future of d'mander


d'mànd'rai

(Guernsey) first-person singular future of d'màndaïr


pâlîdres

(Saint Ouën) second-person plural preterite of pâler


prîntes

(Jersey) second-person plural preterite of prendre


prîndres

(Saint Ouën) second-person plural preterite of prendre


fûtent

(Jersey) third-person plural preterite of être


fûdrent

(Saint Ouën) third-person plural preterite of être


mãdji

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


têter

(Jersey) to come to a head, reach a peak


allaer

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

I feut à la feire et il acatit treis vaques.

He went to the fair and bought three cows.

J’allioums touos les jouos à Tchidbouorg pouor veî passaer les batiâos.

We used to go every day to Cherbourg to look at the ships passing by.


acataer

acataer (infinitive)
acataunt (gerund)
avaer (auxiliary)
acataé (masculine participle past singular)
acataée (feminine participle past singular)
acataés (masculine participle past plural)
acataées (feminine participle past plural)
acate (indicative present singular)
acates (indicative present second-person singular)
acate (indicative present singular third-person)
acatoums (first-person indicative plural present)
acataez (indicative plural present)
acatent (indicative plural present third-person)
acateis (imperfect indicative singular)
acateis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
acateit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
acatioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
acatiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
acateient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
acatis (indicative preterite singular)
acatis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
acatît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
acatîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
acatîtes (indicative plural preterite)
acatîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
acaterai (future indicative singular)
acateras (future indicative second-person singular)
acatera (future indicative singular third-person)
acateroums (first-person future indicative plural)
acateraez (future indicative plural)
acaterount (future indicative plural third-person)
acatereis (conditional indicative singular)
acatereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
acatereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
acaterioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
acateriaez (conditional indicative plural)
acatereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
acate (first-person present singular subjunctive)
acates (present second-person singular subjunctive)
acate (present singular subjunctive third-person)
acatioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
acatiaez (plural present subjunctive)
acatent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
acatisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
acatisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
acatisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
acatissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
acatissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
acatîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
acate (imperative singular)
acatoums (first-person imperative plural)
acataez (imperative plural)

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


avaöns

(Guernsey) first-person plural present indicative of aver


avaïz

(Guernsey) second-person plural present indicative of aver


aönt

(Guernsey) third-person plural present indicative of aver


avaëmes

(Guernsey) first-person plural imperfect indicative of aver


avaites

(Guernsey) second-person plural imperfect indicative of aver


érai

(Guernsey) first-person singular future of aver


éras

(Guernsey) second-person singular future of aver


éraöns

(Guernsey) first-person plural future of aver


éraïz

(Guernsey) second-person plural future of aver


éraönt

(Guernsey) third-person plural future of aver


aëus

(Guernsey) first-person singular preterite of aver

(Guernsey) second-person singular preterite of aver


aëut

(Guernsey) third-person singular preterite of aver


eûnmes

(Guernsey) first-person plural preterite of aver


aeutes

(Guernsey) second-person plural preterite of aver


aëurent

(Guernsey) third-person plural preterite of aver


éraient

(Guernsey) third-person plural conditional of aver


éraites

(Guernsey) second-person plural conditional of aver


éraëmes

(Guernsey) first-person plural conditional of aver


érait

(Guernsey) third-person singular conditional of aver


érais

(Guernsey) first-person singular conditional of aver

(Guernsey) second-person singular conditional of aver


oim'rait

(Guernsey) third-person singular conditional of oimaïr


oim'raëmes

(Guernsey) first-person plural conditional of oimaïr


oim'raites

(Guernsey) second-person plural conditional of oimaïr


oim'raient

(Guernsey) third-person plural conditional of oimaïr


oim'rais

(Guernsey) first-person singular conditional of oimaïr

(Guernsey) second-person singular conditional of oimaïr


oimaëmes

(Guernsey) first-person singular imperfect indicative of oimaïr

(Guernsey) first-person singular preterite of oimaïr


oim'rai

(Guernsey) first-person singular future of oimaïr


oim'ras

(Guernsey) second-person singular future of oimaïr


oim'ra

(Guernsey) third-person singular future of oimaïr


oim'rons

(Guernsey) first-person plural future of oimaïr


oim'raïz

(Guernsey) second-person plural future of oimaïr


oim'raönt

(Guernsey) third-person plural future of oimaïr


oimait

(Guernsey) third-person singular imperfect indicative of oimaïr


oimaites

(Guernsey) second-person plural imperfect indicative of oimaïr


oimaient

(Guernsey) third-person plural imperfect indicative of oimaïr


oimais

(Guernsey) second-person singular imperfect indicative of oimaïr


oimit

(Guernsey) third-person singular preterite of oimaïr


oimirent

(Guernsey) third-person plural preterite of oimaïr


oimites

(Guernsey) second-person plural preterite of oimaïr


oimis

(Guernsey) second-person singular preterite of oimaïr


oimes

(Guernsey) second-person singular present indicative of oimaïr


oimaöns

(Guernsey) first-person plural present indicative of oimaïr


oimaïz

(Guernsey) second-person plural present indicative of oimaïr


oiment

(Guernsey) third-person plural present indicative of oimaïr


oime

(Guernsey) first-person singular present indicative of oimaïr

(Guernsey) third-person singular present indicative of oimaïr


faire caoud

I' fait caoud ogniet


vengi

(Jersey, transitive or reflexive, s'vengi) to avenge


adrècher

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

Geffrai s'adrèche ès gens.

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prom'ner

From an alteration of Old French pormener.

(Jersey, reflexive, s'prom'ner) to walk; to stroll


r'trouver

to find (something that was previously lost)


travâler

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


amouoch'ler

(Jersey, transitive) to pile up; to form into a pile


d'puther

Un mont tchi d'puthe dé sang

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d'goutter

Old French degoter, ultimately from Latin gutta (“drop; droplet”).


navidgant

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


r'donner

r'- + donner (“to give”) or inherited from Old French.


êbraithe

(Jersey, reflexive, s'êbraithe) to cry out


arrouer

(Jersey, reflexive, s'arrouer) to stop; to come to a halt


vîsiter

Borrowed from Middle French visiter, a learned borrowing from Latin vīsitō (“to visit”). Replaced the inherited form seen in Old French visder.


faire câod

I' fait câod aneit


ête

yêtre (infinitive)
être (infinitive)
étant (gerund)
yêtre (auxiliary)
aveir (auxiliary)
été (masculine participle past singular)
étée (feminine participle past singular)
étés (masculine participle past plural)
étées (feminine participle past plural)
sîs (indicative present singular)
es (indicative present second-person singular)
est (indicative present singular third-person)
soumes (first-person indicative plural present)
êtes (indicative plural present)
sont (indicative plural present third-person)
éteis (imperfect indicative singular)
éteis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
éteit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
étioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
étiez (imperfect indicative plural)
éteient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
fus (indicative preterite singular)
fus (indicative preterite second-person singular)
fut (indicative preterite singular third-person)
feûmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
fûtes (indicative plural preterite)
fûtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
serai (future indicative singular)
seras (future indicative second-person singular)
sera (future indicative singular third-person)
seroms (first-person future indicative plural)
serez (future indicative plural)
seront (future indicative plural third-person)
sereis (conditional indicative singular)
sereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
sereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
serioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
seriez (conditional indicative plural)
sereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
seie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
seies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
seie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
seyoms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
seyez (plural present subjunctive)
seient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fusse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
fusses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
fût (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fusse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fussioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
fussiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
fussent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
seie (imperative singular)
seyoms (first-person imperative plural)
seyez (imperative plural)
ête (infinitive)
étant (gerund)
aver (auxiliary)
ête (auxiliary)
été ('té) (masculine participle past singular)
étèye ('tèye) (feminine participle past singular)
étés ('tés) (masculine participle past plural)
étèyes ('tèyes) (feminine participle past plural)
sieux (indicative present singular)
sis (indicative present singular)
es (indicative present second-person singular)
est (indicative present singular)
sommes (indicative plural present)
êtes (indicative plural present)
sont (indicative plural present)
éteis ('teis) (imperfect indicative singular)
éteis ('teis) (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
éteit ('teit) (imperfect indicative singular)
étioms ('tioms) (imperfect indicative plural)
étiez ('tiez) (imperfect indicative plural)
éteient ('teient) (imperfect indicative plural)
fus (indicative preterite singular)
fus (indicative preterite second-person singular)
fut (indicative preterite singular)
fumes (indicative plural preterite)
fûtes (indicative plural preterite)
fûtent (indicative plural preterite)
srai (future indicative singular)
sras (future indicative second-person singular)
sra (future indicative singular)
sroms (future indicative plural)
srez (future indicative plural)
sront (future indicative plural)
sreis (conditional indicative singular)
sreis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
sreit (conditional indicative singular)
srioms (conditional indicative plural)
sriez (conditional indicative plural)
sreient (conditional indicative plural)
sèye (present singular subjunctive)
sèyes (present singular subjunctive)
séyoms (plural present subjunctive)
séyez (first-person plural present second-person subjunctive)
sèyent (plural present subjunctive)
fusse (imperfect singular subjunctive)
fusses (imperfect singular subjunctive)
fussioms (imperfect plural subjunctive)
fussiez (first-person imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fussent (imperfect plural subjunctive)
sèye (imperative present singular)
séyoms (imperative plural present)
séyez (imperative plural present second-person)
sèye 'té (imperative past singular)
séyoms 'tés (imperative past plural)
séyez 'té (imperative past plural second-person)
séyez 'tés (imperative past plural second-person)
ête (infinitive)
étant (gerund)
aver (auxiliary)
ête (auxiliary)
étè ('tè) (masculine participle past singular)
étèye ('tèye) (feminine participle past singular)
étès ('tès) (masculine participle past plural)
étèyes ('tèyes) (feminine participle past plural)
sis (first-person indicative present singular)
es (indicative present second-person singular)
est (indicative present singular)
sommes (first-person indicative present singular)
êtes (indicative plural present second-person)
sont (indicative plural present)
éteis ('teis) (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
éteis ('teis) (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
éteit ('teit) (imperfect indicative singular)
étioms ('tioms) (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
étiez ('tiez) (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
éteient ('teient) (imperfect indicative plural)
fus (first-person indicative preterite singular)
fus (indicative preterite second-person singular)
fut (indicative preterite singular)
fumes (first-person indicative preterite singular)
fûtes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
fûtent (indicative plural preterite)
srai (first-person future indicative singular)
sras (future indicative second-person singular)
sra (future indicative singular)
sroms (first-person future indicative singular)
srez (future indicative plural second-person)
sront (future indicative plural)
sreis (conditional first-person indicative singular)
sreis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
sreit (conditional indicative singular)
srioms (conditional first-person indicative singular)
sriez (conditional indicative plural second-person)
sreient (conditional indicative plural)
seis (present singular subjunctive)
seit (present singular subjunctive)
séyoms (plural present subjunctive)
séyez (first-person plural present second-person subjunctive)
seient (plural present subjunctive)
fûche (imperfect singular subjunctive)
fûches (imperfect singular subjunctive)
fûchioms (imperfect plural subjunctive)
fûchiez (first-person imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fûchent (imperfect plural subjunctive)
seis (imperative present singular)
séyoms (imperative plural present)
séyez (imperative plural present second-person)
seis 'tè (imperative past singular)
séyoms 'tès (imperative past plural)
séyez 'tè (imperative past plural second-person)
séyez 'tès (imperative past plural second-person)

From Old French estre, from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse.

Falleit qu’i feusse tréjouos le prémyî.


luure

luure (infinitive)
luusaunt (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
luusu (masculine participle past singular)
luusue (feminine participle past singular)
luusus (masculine participle past plural)
luusues (feminine participle past plural)
luus (indicative present singular)
luus (indicative present second-person singular)
luut (indicative present singular third-person)
luusoums (first-person indicative plural present)
luusaez (indicative plural present)
luusaent (indicative plural present third-person)
luuseis (imperfect indicative singular)
luuseis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
luuseit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
luusioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
luusiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
luuseient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
luusis (indicative preterite singular)
luusis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
luusit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
luusîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
luusîtes (indicative plural preterite)
luusîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
luurai (future indicative singular)
luuras (future indicative second-person singular)
luura (future indicative singular third-person)
luuroms (first-person future indicative plural)
luuraez (future indicative plural)
luurount (future indicative plural third-person)
luureis (conditional indicative singular)
luureis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
luureit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
luurioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
luuriaez (conditional indicative plural)
luureient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
luuse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
luuses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
luuse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
luusioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
luusiaez (plural present subjunctive)
luusent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
luusisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
luusisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
luisît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
luisisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
luusissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
luusissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
luusîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
luusissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
luus (imperative singular)
luusoums (first-person imperative plural)
luusaez (imperative plural)

From Old French lire, from Latin legere (“to read”).

I ne luut ryin que des lives sus la Normaundie, sen payis !

He does only read about his homeland Normandy!


mouogi

mouogei (infinitive)
mouogeaunt (gerund)
mouog (auxiliary)
mouogei (masculine participle past singular)
mouogeie (feminine participle past singular)
mouogeis (masculine participle past plural)
mouogeies (feminine participle past plural)
mouogeoums (first-person indicative plural present)
mouojuiz (indicative plural present)
mouogeeis (imperfect indicative singular)
mouogeeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
mouogeeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
mouogeioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
mouogeiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
mouogeeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mouogeis (indicative preterite singular)
mouogeis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
mouogeît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
mouogeîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
mouogeîtes (indicative plural preterite)
mouogeîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
mouogeerai (future indicative singular)
mouogeeras (future indicative second-person singular)
mouogeera (future indicative singular third-person)
mouogeeroums (first-person future indicative plural)
mouogeeraez (future indicative plural)
mouogeerount (future indicative plural third-person)
mouogeereis (conditional indicative singular)
mouogeereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
mouogeereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
mouogeerioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
mouogeeriaez (conditional indicative plural)
mouogeereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
mouogeioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
mouogeiaez (plural present subjunctive)
mouogeisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
mouogeisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
mouogeisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mouogeissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
mouogeissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
mouogeîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
mouojuoums (first-person imperative plural)
mouogeiz (imperative plural)

From Old Northern French mangier (compare Old French mangier), from Vulgar Latin manducare, from mando. Doublet of maungi.

I mouojue byin pus de goule que d’âote seit !

He eats more out of greed than anything!


maungi

From Old Northern French mangier (compare Old French mangier), from Vulgar Latin manducare, from mando. Doublet of mouogi.


creître

creître (infinitive)
creissant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
creû (masculine participle past singular)
creûe (feminine participle past singular)
creûs (masculine participle past plural)
creûes (feminine participle past plural)
creîs (indicative present singular)
creîs (indicative present second-person singular)
creît (indicative present singular third-person)
creissoms (first-person indicative plural present)
creissez (indicative plural present)
creissent (indicative plural present third-person)
creisseis (imperfect indicative singular)
creisseis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
creisseit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
creissioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
creissiez (imperfect indicative plural)
creisseient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
creûs (indicative preterite singular)
creûs (indicative preterite second-person singular)
creût (indicative preterite singular third-person)
creûmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
creûtes (indicative plural preterite)
creûtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
creîtrai (future indicative singular)
creîtras (future indicative second-person singular)
creîtra (future indicative singular third-person)
creîtroms (first-person future indicative plural)
creîtrez (future indicative plural)
creîtront (future indicative plural third-person)
creîtreis (conditional indicative singular)
creîtreis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
creîtreit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
creîtrioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
creîtriez (conditional indicative plural)
creîtreient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
creisse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
creisses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
creisse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
creissioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
creissiez (plural present subjunctive)
creissent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
creûsse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
creûsses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
creût (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
creûsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
creûssioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
creûssiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
creûssent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
creîs (imperative singular)
creissoms (first-person imperative plural)
creissez (imperative plural)

From Old French creistre, croistre, from Latin crēscere (“to grow”).


avaer

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)

From Old French aveir, avoir, from Latin habēre, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰ- (“to grab, to take”).


prêchi

prêchi (infinitive)
prêchaunt (gerund)
avaer (auxiliary)
prêchi (masculine participle past singular)
prêchie (feminine participle past singular)
prêchis (masculine participle past plural)
prêchies (feminine participle past plural)
prêche (indicative present singular)
prêches (indicative present second-person singular)
prêche (indicative present singular third-person)
prêchoums (first-person indicative plural present)
prêchiz (indicative plural present)
prêchent (indicative plural present third-person)
prêcheis (imperfect indicative singular)
prêcheis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
prêcheit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
prêchioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
prêchiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
prêcheient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
prêchis (indicative preterite singular)
prêchis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
prêchît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
prêchîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
prêchîtes (indicative plural preterite)
prêchîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
prêcherai (future indicative singular)
prêcheras (future indicative second-person singular)
prêchera (future indicative singular third-person)
prêcheroums (first-person future indicative plural)
prêcheraez (future indicative plural)
prêcherount (future indicative plural third-person)
prêchereis (conditional indicative singular)
prêchereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
prêchereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
prêcherioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
prêcheriaez (conditional indicative plural)
prêchereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
prêche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
prêches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
prêche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
prêchioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
prêchiaez (plural present subjunctive)
prêchent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
prêchisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
prêchisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
prêchisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
prêchissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
prêchissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
prêchîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
prêche (imperative singular)
prêchoums (first-person imperative plural)
prêchiz (imperative plural)

From Old French prechier, from Latin praedicere (“to preach”).


veudyi

veudyi (infinitive)
veudyaunt (gerund)
avaer (auxiliary)
veudyi (masculine participle past singular)
veudyie (feminine participle past singular)
veudyis (masculine participle past plural)
veudyies (feminine participle past plural)
veudye (indicative present singular)
veudyes (indicative present second-person singular)
veudye (indicative present singular third-person)
veudyoums (first-person indicative plural present)
veudyiz (indicative plural present)
veudyent (indicative plural present third-person)
veudyeis (imperfect indicative singular)
veudyeis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
veudyeit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
veudyioums (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
veudyiaez (imperfect indicative plural)
veudyeient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
veudyis (indicative preterite singular)
veudyis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
veudyît (indicative preterite singular third-person)
veudyîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
veudyîtes (indicative plural preterite)
veudyîtent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
veudyerai (future indicative singular)
veudyeras (future indicative second-person singular)
veudyera (future indicative singular third-person)
veudyeroums (first-person future indicative plural)
veudyeraez (future indicative plural)
veudyerount (future indicative plural third-person)
veudyereis (conditional indicative singular)
veudyereis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
veudyereit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
veudyerioums (conditional first-person indicative plural)
veudyeriaez (conditional indicative plural)
veudyereient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
veudye (first-person present singular subjunctive)
veudyes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
veudye (present singular subjunctive third-person)
veudyioums (first-person plural present subjunctive)
veudyiaez (plural present subjunctive)
veudyent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
veudyisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
veudyisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
veudyisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
veudyissioums (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
veudyissiaez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
veudyîtent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
veudye (imperative singular)
veudyoums (first-person imperative plural)
veudyiz (imperative plural)


vouleî

vouleir (infinitive)
voulant (gerund)
aveir (auxiliary)
voulu (masculine participle past singular)
voulue (feminine participle past singular)
voulus (masculine participle past plural)
voulues (feminine participle past plural)
veurs (indicative present singular)
veux (indicative present second-person singular)
veut (indicative present singular third-person)
vouloms (first-person indicative plural present)
voulez (indicative plural present)
veulent (indicative plural present third-person)
vouleis (imperfect indicative singular)
vouleis (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
vouleit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
voulioms (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vouliez (imperfect indicative plural)
vouleient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
voulis (indicative preterite singular)
voulis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
voulit (indicative preterite singular third-person)
voulîmes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
voulîtes (indicative plural preterite)
voulîtrent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
vourrai (future indicative singular)
vourras (future indicative second-person singular)
vourra (future indicative singular third-person)
vourroms (first-person future indicative plural)
vourrez (future indicative plural)
vourront (future indicative plural third-person)
vourreis (conditional indicative singular)
vourreis (conditional indicative second-person singular)
vourreit (conditional indicative singular third-person)
vourrioms (conditional first-person indicative plural)
vourriez (conditional indicative plural)
vourreient (conditional indicative plural third-person)
veûle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
veûles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
veûle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
voulioms (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vouliez (plural present subjunctive)
veûlent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
voulisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
voulisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
voulît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
voulisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
voulissioms (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
voulissiez (imperfect plural subjunctive)
voulissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
veûle (imperative singular)
veûloms (first-person imperative plural)
veûlez (imperative plural)

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

Jé ne veurs paés maungî la maême cose qué hyir !

I don’t want to eat the same thing as yesterday!