Jèrriais
words of Norse origin
This is a non-comprehensive
list of words of Norse origin in Jèrriais. Some words have also been borrowed
into French or English (sometimes via Norman)
ain | hook |
bel | (court)yard |
bète | bait |
bîngue | skip, basket |
bliâse | fog, mist |
blyîntchi | blink |
bôlinne | bowline |
bru | bride |
brueûtchet | brisket |
bruman | bridegroom |
cotte | sty, cave |
crabe | crab |
cricots | eyes |
cro | hook |
dalle | opening in pigsty for feeding |
dalot | scupper |
drannet | net |
dun | down |
êcrède | scale (fish) |
êcréder | scrape |
êcrilyi | slide, slip |
ênas | remains |
enhalaûdes | hobbles, fetters |
êtâne | stem (of boat) |
êtibotchi | stir up, tease |
fa | suit |
fale | throat |
fliandre | flounder |
fliée | limpet |
fliotchet | flock |
gabet | weathercock |
gênotte | crocus |
gîndas | windlass |
gradile | (black)currant |
graie | do, make, repair, fix |
la graie | harness |
greune | rock below surface of water |
hague | haw |
han | galingale |
hardelle | girl |
haû | tope (originally shark) |
haûbans | shrouds |
haûgard | stackyard |
haûter | doze |
have | shrimping net |
hâvre | harbour |
hèrnais | cart |
honmard | lobster |
horfi | garfish |
hougue | mound |
houle | hole |
hueûlîn | small spidercrab |
ladgi | set |
laûner | waste (time) |
mauve | seagull |
melgreu | marram grass |
melle | ring |
mèr | landmark (usually rock) |
mèrcrole | coot |
meûque | rancid |
mielle | dune |
mogue | mug |
mucre | damp |
naûmier | to fine |
pouque | bag |
râtchillon | apple core |
ris | reef (sail) |
rîsi | to reef |
run | space, room |
sandron | lugworm |
stégrîn | stingy |
stipanne | beating |
super | slurp |
tangon | oarweed |
tangue | tang (of tool) |
tchelle | keel |
tchèrlîngue | keelson |
tîl'ye | adze |
tondre | tinder |
tro | trough |
videco | woodcock |
vitchet | small door, wicket |
vlicot | winkle |
vlique | whelk |
s'vouaûtrer | wallow |
vrai | seaweed |
vrangue | ship's bottom |
Sources:
Dictionnaire
Jersiais-Français (Le Maistre 1966)
Les Vikings et les
Patois de Normandie et des Îles Anglo-Normandes (Renaud 2008)A Brief History of Jèrriais (Spence 1993)