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Jèrriais words of Norse origin

Tchiques mots Jèrriais tchi sont v'nus du Vièr Norrouais

 

Jèrriais English Old Norse

OD=Old Danish
Ic=Icelandic

 

 

 

amain

of easy use

almanna (for everyone)

av'thon

wild oat

hafri

bâbord

port side

bakborði

bel

courtyard

?

bèr

cradle

bera (to bear)

bète

fishing bait

beita

bliat

overripe

bleikr (pale)

bôlinne

bowline

bóglína

bord

board

borð

brueûtchet

brisket

brjósk (cartilage)

canne

jug, can

kanna (big cup)

colîn

hake

koli

crabe

crab

krabbi

dalot

sinkhole, scupper

dæla

doque

dock leaf

dokka

drannet

drawnet

dragnet

êcoute

sheet (of sail)

skaut

êcrîlyi

to slide

skriðla

êta

rocky outcrop

stakkur

êtâne

stem (of boat)

stafn

êtchiper

to equip

skipa

fliot

flood

flóð

fliotchet

flock

flokkr (group)

fliotte

fleet

floti

gardîn

garden

garðr

gênotte

Jersey crocus

jarðhnot (earth + nut)

gîndas

windlass

vindáss

gînder

climb

vinda

gradile

currant

gaddr (thorn)

graie

tackle

greði

graie

to prepare

greiða (to fit out)

guênipe

woman of ill-repute

kvinna (woman)

hadgi

to chop

hagga OD

hague

open meadow

hagi

haler

to pull

hala

han

galingale

hampr (hemp)

happer

to catch

harpa (to grip, to pinch)

hardelle

young girl

hóra

hauban

shroud (of sail)

höfuð-benda

have

shrimp net

háfr (net)

hâvre

haven

höfn; hafn (port) OD

heune

topsail

húnn

honmard

lobster

humarr

horfi

kind of thin and long fish

hornfiskr

houais

sort of crab

hófr (hoof)

hougue

mound, hill

haugr

houinner

to cry

veina (to moan)

hueûlîn

spider crab

hófr (hoof)

lieu

whiting

lýðrr

lîn

ling (fish)

lyng-fiskr

mât

mast

mastr

mauve

sea bird

már, mávar (pl.)

melgreu

marram

melr (dune) + græs (grass); melgresi Ic

melle

ring which is used to fix an animal

mella (slipknot)

mèrque

mark

merki

mielle

sand dune

mellr

mînchi

to break into small pieces

minnka (to diminish)

mucre

damp

mygla

nez

cape

nes

ouothou

werwolf

varúlfr

pouque

bag

poki

râlîngue

bolt-rope

rálik

raz

race (current)

rás (current, channel)

tchelle

keel

kjölr

tchèrlîngue

keelson

karling OD

tondre

tinder

tundr

tribord

starboard

stíorbordh OD

stjórnbordhi Ic

tro

kneading-trough

trog

vitchet

wicket

víkjask (to slip away)

vithouette

weather cock

veðr-viti

vrai

wrack (seaweed)

wraec

 

 

 

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