langue

From Old French langue, from Latin lingua.

Le cul d'un sac et la langue d'une femme gagnent terjoûs.

1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 543:

The bottom of a sack and the tongue of a woman always win.


dare

(continental Normandy, anatomy) belly, stomach


pi

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


man

From Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (“hand”).


bra

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


u

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


rein

From Old French rein, reins, from Latin rēn, rēnes.


co

From Old French col, from Latin collum (“neck”).

(Jersey, Guernsey, Normandy, anatomy) neck


yi

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


muscle

Borrowed from Latin mūsculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”), from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse, muscle, mussel”).


dos

From Old French dos, from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum.


dent

From Old French dent, from Latin dēns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts.


palais

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *palātium, an alteration of Classical Latin palātum (“palate”) with influence from palātium (“palace”).


gorge

From Old French gorge, from Late Latin gurga, related to Latin gurges (“eddy, whirlpool; gulf; sea”).

Le cou-cou s'en va en Août, / L'épi d'orge li pique la gorge.

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

The cuckoo departs in August, / The barley-spike pricks his throat.


tête

From Old French teste, from Latin testa (“pot, jug, brick”).


ventre

From Old French ventre, from Latin venter, ventrem.

(Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) belly, stomach


oreille

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

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

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

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


talon

From Old French talon (“heel, spur”), from Vulgar Latin *talonis, from Latin talus.

T'as acouare les jaunes talons.

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


bras

From Old French bras, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).


dé

From Old French doit, doi, from Latin digitus.

s'mettre l'dé dans l'yi

to put one's foot in it; to put one's finger in one's eye


poing

From Old French poing (“hand”), from Latin pugnus.


kut

From Old French coute, code (“elbow”), from Latin cubitum, from cubō, cubāre (“lie down, recline”).


tchoeu

From Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

Alleunme touos nos tchoeux!


pé

From Old French peil, from Latin pilus from Proto-Indo-European *pil- (“one string of hair”).


croupe

From Old French crope, of Germanic origin.


fache

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


vessie

From Old French vessie, from Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca.


pid

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

I' s'en est allaï les pids d'vànt.

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


bouoche

From Old French boche, buche, from Latin bucca.


pouque

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


g'nou

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


naïz

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

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

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


denchive

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

(Jersey, anatomy, usually in the plural) gum


vèrgue

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


ieil

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


preunelle dé l'yi

head

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


g'veu

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


hanque

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


orêle

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


ouothelle

ouothelle dé souothis

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


coue

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

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

It is the tail that is the hardest to flay.


cranne

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


dent d'sagesse

head

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

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


fêsse

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


g'vil'ye

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


palette du g'nou

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


palette dé l'êpaule

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


faie

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


paûpiéthe

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


soucile

From Old French sourcil, sorcil, from Latin supercilium.


tchuisse

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


dgeule

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

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


paûmé

From Old French paume, from Latin palma.


brueûtchet

Borrowed from Old Norse bryske, brjósk (“cartilage”) + -et.


chèrvé

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French cervel, from Latin cerebellum.


êpaûle

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


tchoeur

From Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.


nâsille

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


gaumbe

From Old French gambe, from Late Latin *gamba.


genouaï

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


vãtr

From Old French ventre, from Latin venter.


brâs

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


tchiesse

I' n'en reste ni tchiesse ni aïle.


tchusse

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


naombrin

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


estuma

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


flianc

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


deigt

From Old French doit, doi, from Latin digitus.


froutchet

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

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


mâchouaithe

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


pyid

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