La Vraitchiéthe

Eune vraitchiéthe or eune vratchiéthe means a vraic-covered rock. There's a prominent rock by this name in Saint Aubin's Bay, and there are others by that name around Jersey. Vratchiéthe is also a word used by Gorey fisherman for a wire cage for catching du vra - wrasse. Whether the rock name derives primarily from vrai or vra is a question etymologists wrangle over, but the Dictionnaire Jersiais-Français connects the rock name solely with vraic.

Tch'est qu'ch'est? Ch'est La Vraitchiéthe - What's that? It's the vraic-covered rock #jerriais pic.twitter.com/d1lLm1Dv9z

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) July 21, 2015

La Vraitchiéthe est dans la Baie d'la Ville - the vraic-covered rock is in St Aubin's Bay #jerriais @le_jerriais pic.twitter.com/A5guMp2zP0

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) July 21, 2015