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the ghost : " Es-tu de la part de Dieu ou de la part des hommes ?" Am.: 

 " De la part de Dieu.' " Eh bien, queque chez (qu'est-ce que c'est ?)" 

 Am. : De meme et de meme. . . . Eh bien, y sera (il sera)." But 

 Mr. Thoume would not divulge anything more. 



Firs. The threads in worsted. 



Roeque a faeil. Flint stone. See " sacrie " further on. 



Frangui. Cut, slit, shattered (sometimes unevenly). Com. Grk., regnumi. 



Lat. and It., frangere. Er. and Eng. fracture. 

 Gratelle. Scabies, itch. 



Pllai'ne gache. Picmcke cake. 



Grisernette. Bennet apple. 



Guergi. The latter g to be pr. soft. Cross. 



Gorgie. A sip. 



La houle de la Gravette. See 526. 



Monsieur Hardi. A sudden gust of wind forcing open a door. 



Avertissement de la grande garce. Tne same as the preceding, but 



including also sudden noises of different kinds. 

 Au jour la journai'e. To live from day to day regardless of the future. 

 Guervair. To vex, annoy, irritate. 



Jaue. A pig's cheek is cut in two parts before being placed on the rack. 

 Grosse or grasse jaue is the fat part, the bony one is called maigre jaue. 



Port Grat. This was probably a landing place in olden times. It is 

 situated on the E. of the Pendue (455). 



Kiarvesie or Klliarvesie. A soft blister. A hard one is called "poulette. ' ' 

 Lan§aie. Darting pain. 

 Longuette. Delay, procrastination. 



La grosse ligne. To catch conger. This is done during the night at the 

 moon's first and last quarters, neap tide or morte ieau contrasted with 

 basse ieau, low or spring tide. ' ' L'eglise du Valle a Test du Chate Cornet 

 on mouille (one drops the line) pour la grosse ligne. A saying of the old 

 Bee du Nez fishermen. 



Mousse. Lichen as well as the usual kind of moss. 



Mailloehe. Mallet. 



L'eta'i de la Saint Miche. A spell of fine mild weather frequently pre- 

 vailing at the end of September. 

 Me'iOtS. Medlars. 

 Mo gale. A kind of plum. 

 Messurier. A kind of apple. 



Les houilles or houles Pierre Le Messurier. Situated on the N.w. 



of the island. 



Merveilles. Jersey wonders renowned in that island, but made also in 

 Guernsey. 



Prendre mer. To take notice of anything. 

 Grise mine. To look cross. 

 Molli. To diminish. 



La petite moyenne. To be fairly well. 



Le na'iZ dans l'faeu. To keep very close to the fire. 

 Marchier SU'd'S Geufs. To walk very carefully. 



Pingon. Peg. 



Palette. Shoulder blade. 



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