dragon

From Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn).


carte

From Latin charta (probably borrowed), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).


bord

(Jersey, nautical) board (side of a ship)


large

From Old French large, from Latin largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”).


avant

From Old French avant, from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), from Latin ab (“from”) + ante (“before”).


route

From Old French rote, from Latin rupta [via].


ancre

From Old French ancre, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).


nez

From Old French nés, from Latin nāsus. Geographical sense likely under influence from Old Norse nes (“headland”). See English ness.


sonde

From Old French sonde (“sounding line”), from Old English [Term?].


mousse

Borrowed from French mousse, from Spanish mozo.


raz

Borrowed from Old Norse rás (“current, channel”).


ris

From Old French ris for earlier *rifs (plural), probably borrowed from Old Norse rif (“reef”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”).


patte

(Jersey, nautical) fluke (arm of anchor)


mât

From Old French mast, from Frankish *mast, from Early Medieval Latin mastus, from Proto-Germanic *mastaz.

Cherne à la lune, jamais n'a fait amenaïr mât d'hune.

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

A circle round the has never caused top-mast to be struck.


tribord

From Old French estribord, from Old Norse stíorborð, stjórnborði.


bôme

From a Germanic source (compare Dutch boom), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *baumaz (“tree”).


babord

(nautical) port (left-hand side of a vessel)


poupe

From Vulgar Latin *puppa, alteration of Latin puppis, possibly through Ligurian (Genoese) popa, cf. French poupe.


gaillard

From Transalpine Gaulish *gal- (“strength”) + -ard.


gabé

From Middle French gabie (“foretop”), a borrowing from Old Occitan gabia (literally “cage, open framework, lantern of a bell tower”), from Latin cavea (“cage”), see also Italian gabbia (“hutch, cage”).


agrès

(Jersey, nautical) rigging, gear (of a ship)


pèrruque

Borrowed from French perruque (compare Italian parrucca).

(Jersey, nautical) mizzen topgallant sail


châté

From Old French chastel, from Latin castellum.


prêssi

(Jersey, nautical) to impress, press-gang


grand' vèrgue

head

grand' vèrgue f (plural grandes vèrgues)


vaile

From Old French voile, veile, from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum.


mîsaine

From Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), ultimately from Latin mediānus.


vaile dé mîsaine

vaile dé mîsaine f (plural vailes dé mîsaine)


mât d'mîsaine

(Jersey, nautical) foremast (of a schooner)


tchèrlîngue

Of likely Germanic origins (compare Old Danish karling and Old Norse kjǫlr (“keel”)).


vèrgue dé cacatouais

vèrgue dé cacatouais f (plural vèrgues dé cacatouais)


vèrgue d'pèrrotchet

vèrgue d'pèrrotchét f (plural vèrgues d'pèrrotchét)

vèrgue d'pèrrotchét (canonical feminine)
vèrgues d'pèrrotchét (plural)


vèrgue d'mîsaine

vèrgue d'mîsaine f (plural vèrgues d'mîsaine)


vèrgue d'heune

vèrgue d'heune f (plural vèrgues d'heune)


vaile dé pèrrotchet

vaile dé pèrrotchet f (plural vailes dé pèrrotchet)


vaile d'artimon

vaile d'artimon f (plural vailes d'artimon)


vaile dé sprède

vaile dé sprède f (plural vailes dé sprède)


heuniéthe du mât d'avant

heuniéthe du mât d'avant f (plural heuniéthes du mât d'avant)


heune d'artimon

heune d'artimon f (plural heunes d'artimon)


gaillard d'avant

gaillard d'avant m (plural gaillards d'avant)


gaillard d'arriéthe

gaillard d'arriéthe m (plural gaillards d'arriéthe)


arriéthe

From Latin ad (“to”) + retrō (“back”) (compare French arrière).


fausse tchelle

fausse tchelle f (plural fausses tchelles)

(Jersey, nautical) outer keel, false keel


tchelle

Borrowed from Old Norse kilir, plural of kjölr (“keel”).


gaîffe-tâp-séle

gaîffe-tâp-séle f (plural gaîffe-tâp-séles)


plianche à vaile

plianche à vaile f (plural plianches à vaile)


sprède du grand mât

sprède du grand mât f (plural sprèdes du grand mât)


caboûse

(Jersey, nautical) galley (cookroom or kitchen of a vessel)


lanchi

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


am'ner

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


boule d'sauvetage

head

boule d'sauvetage f (plural boules d'sauvetage)


côsse

Probably from Late Latin *coccia, from Latin cochlea.


patchi

paqu'thie (gerund)
paqu'sie (gerund)
patcher (alternative)


fliotte

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


aver l'vent souôs vèrgue

(Jersey, nautical) to scud before the wind


affliouer

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


navidgi

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

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


vither d'bord

(Jersey, nautical) to change course, tack about


vither la vaile

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


couôrre

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


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


sîlyi

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


calfaîter

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


gouvèrner

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


r'lâchi

From Old French relascher (“to release”).

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


veue d'bliâse

(Jersey, automotive) fog light, fog lamp


ballon dé sauveté

head

ballon dé sauveté m (plural ballons dé sauveté)


cap'taine

cap'taines (plural)
cap'tainne (alternative)

From Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput (“head”).


navithe dé dgèrre

navithe dé dgèrre m (plural navithes dé dgèrre)


navithe du preunmié rang

navithe du preunmié rang m (plural navithes du preunmié rang)

(Jersey, nautical, military) ship of the line


êtâne

(Jersey, nautical) stem, stempost (of boat, ship)


quartchi-maître

quartchi-maître m (plural quartchi-maîtres)

(Jersey, military, nautical) quartermaster


naûfragi

From Latin naufragāre (“to become shipwrecked”).


aûmathe dé baté

head

aûmathe dé baté f (plural aûmathes dé baté)


cap'taine à la course

cap'taine à la course m (plural cap'taines à la course)


grand pèrrotchet

grand pèrrotchet m (plural grands pèrrotchets)


mât d'pèrrotchet

mât d'pèrrotchet m (plural mâts d'pèrrotchet)


p'tit pèrrotchet

p'tit pèrrotchet m (plural p'tits pèrrotchets)


noeud d'bôlinne

noeud d'bôlinne m (plural noeuds d'bôlinne)


noeud d'ièrrîn

noeud d'ièrrîn m (plural noeuds d'ièrrîn)


driéthe

driéthes (plural)
derryire (alternative)


compangnon

(Jersey, nautical) companion ladder, companionway


êpissi

From Dutch splissen (compare French épisser).


capeste

Compare French cabestan, English capstan.


tolon

(Jersey, nautical) stern rowlock for sculling


avithon

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


ièrrîn d'capeste

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


ièrrîn

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


avithon d'gabathe

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


tchu

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


amathage

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