Jèrriais words of Norse origin

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)