martyr

From Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).


piano

Borrowed from English piano and French piano.


liège

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *levius, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”).


melle

Borrowed from Old Norse mella (“slipknot”).

(Jersey, agriculture) ring which is used to fix an animal


seine

From Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”).


soprano

Borrowed from English soprano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super.


saint

From Old French saint, from Latin sanctus (“holy”).


ange

From Old French angle, ange, angre, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).


rai

From Old French rai, from Latin radius (“spoke”).


jouer

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jouer (gerund jouéthie or jouêthie or jouôthie)

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

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

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


salut

From Old French salut, from Latin salūs, salūtem.


broche

Inherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp”).


péché

From Old French pechié, from Latin peccātum.


prier

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


autel

From Old French autel, borrowed from Latin altāre.


veue

(Jersey, cycling, etc.) headlight, headlamp


dogme

From Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem good, think”).


tchoeu

tchoeurs (plural)
tchoeur (alternative Guernsey)
qùœu (alternative)
kyör (alternative Sark)
cœur (alternative)

From Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”).


lian

From Old French [Term?], from Latin ligamen (“bond”), from ligare (“to bind”).


caméra

Borrowed from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura (“dark chamber”), from Latin camera (“chamber, bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”).


cathédrale

Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”).


raie

From Old French roie, from Gaulish *rica (“furrow”).


harmonie

From Old French harmonie, armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía, “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds”).


icône

From Latin īcon, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”).


bénédiction

Borrowed from Latin benedictiō, benedictiōnem.


pièche

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


pêque

Related to pêtchi. Compare French pêche.


qùérue

qùérues (plural)
tchérue (alternative)
tchéthue (alternative)
kyerüü (alternative)

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


tchéthue

tchéthues (plural)
qùérue (alternative)
tchérue (alternative)
kyerüü (alternative)

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


s'maïr

From Old French semer, from Latin sēminō, sēmināre.


dgiâbl'ye

dgiâbl'yes (plural)
diablle (alternative)

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


trâle

From Old French trasle, of Germanic origin: compare Middle Dutch drossel (“thrush”), Old High German throscela, Old Saxon drossela, English throstle. More at throstle.


lîngne dé pêque

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lîngne dé pêque f (plural lîngnes dé pêque)


machinne à dgèrber

machinne à dgèrber f (plural machinnes à dgèrber)


quéméreu

quéméreux (plural)
quêméreu (alternative)


faie

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


dêfouithie

(Jersey, agriculture) harvest (of potatoes)


boête du moueu

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boête du moueu f (plural boêtes du moueu)


fliotte

From Old French flote, from Old Norse floti (“fleet”).


s'gonde

From Old French secont, from Latin secundus (“following, next in order”), from root of sequi (“follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).


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.


tchaûdron

From Old French chauderon, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”). Compare French chaudron.

(Jersey, cooking) cauldron, copper, boiler


caûdron

From Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”). Compare French chaudron.


chanmeau

Borrowed from French chameau, from Old French chamel, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos).


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)
creire (alternative)

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

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


dêrâlleux

(Jersey, cycling) derailleur; derailleur gear


barre dé travèrs

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barre dé travèrs f (plural barres dé travèrs)


câbl'ye dé chabot

câbl'ye dé chabot m (plural câbl'yes dé chabot)


chanolle ès pédales

chanolle ès pédales f (plural chanolles ès pédales)


êsseu ès pédales

êsseu ès pédales m (plural êsseurs ès pédales)


êsseu

From Vulgar Latin *axile, from Latin axis.

(Jersey, cycling, etc.) axle, wheel spindle


lévyi d'chabot

lévyi d'chabot m (plural lévièrs d'chabot)


lévyi d'vitesse

lévyi d'vitesse m (plural lévièrs d'vitesse)

(Jersey, cycling, etc.) gear-change lever


reue dé d'vant

reue dé d'vant f (plural reues dé d'vant)


reue dé driéthe

reue dé driéthe f (plural reues dé driéthe)


reue d'êpaîngne

reue d'êpaîngne f (plural reues d'êpaîngne)

(Jersey, cycling, etc.) spare wheel, spare tyre


tigue dé selle

tigue dé selle f (plural tigues dé selle)

(Jersey, cycling) seat post, saddle stem


pièche d'êpaîngne

pièche d'êpaîngne f (plural pièches d'êpaîngne)


clioche

From Old French cloche, from Early Medieval Latin clocca.


dynnamo

From Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

der

dynamo-electric machine
dynamo-electric machine

(Jersey, cycling, etc.) dynamo, dynamo-electric machine


artchet

(Jersey, music) bow (rod used for playing stringed instruments)


Créateu

From Old French Creator, from Latin creator.


douoyen

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douoyen m (plural douoyens, feminine douoyenne)

From Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus (“chief of ten people; dean”), from Latin decem (“ten”).


èrjouêthie d'action

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èrjouêthie d'action f (plural èrjouêthies d'action)

(Jersey, sports, television) action replay, instant replay


pèlerîn

From Old French pelerin, from Ecclesiastical Latin pelegrinus, from Classical Latin peregrinus.

Rouage ser, gris matin, ch'est la jouaie du pélerin.

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

A red evening and a grey morning are the pilgrim's joy.


d'sharmonie

(Jersey, music or figuratively) disharmony


avaine

From Old French aveine, from Latin avēna (“oats”).


gliainer

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


êtchuménique

From Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós, “concerning ἡ οἰκουμένη (hē oikouménē, “the inhabited (earth), the whole (known) world”)”).

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οἰκουμενικός

concerning <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἡ οἰκουμένη</i> (hē oikouménē, “the inhabited (earth), the whole (known) world”)

(Jersey, ecclesiastical, etc.) ecumenical


rîngnon

From Vulgar Latin *rēniō, *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”).


missionnaithe

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missionnaithe m or f (plural missionnaithes)


dgaîngue dé garçons

dgaîngue dé garçons f (plural dgaîngues dé garçons)


êtuiver

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


èrfrain

From Old French refraindre (“to break off, repeat”), from Latin re- (“back, again”) + frangō, frangere (“break”).


caboter

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


portrait projectabl'ye

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


diablle

diablles (plural)
dgiâbl'ye (alternative Jersey)

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