106 OUK INSULAR DIALECT. 



Faire les petites pieehes. To make the toe of a stocking. 

 Plleuve OU vente. Rain or shine. 



Peltas. The same as Fr. canaille, tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people. 

 The lowest class of society. 



Pas, paie. Haut pas, the higher country parishes. Bas pas, the Vale and 



St. Sampson's. 



Le pertu de la naire Roeque. 469. Called le pertu a la Bete. 

 La houille or houle des petites Plaqueres. 338. 



Mettre la puehe a l'oreille. To suggest the answer or information. 

 La boue Priaulx. A rock on the W. of the island. 

 Piehannet. A kind of apple. 



Les houilles or houles de Pleinmont. See 332. 



La grande houille. This is situated on the W. of Guernsey. 



Rue au pretre. The name of the road leading from St. Martin's Rectory 



to the Wesleyan Chapel. Other names are modern and erroneous. 

 Pa'ille a fouar. Peel. Com. Ij&t. pala, Fr. pelle. 

 Battre le pllaill. A temporary state of the tide at high water. 

 Pomme pour la se (soif). To put by for a rainy day. 

 HoffaiP. To swell with sudden fits of anger. Com. Eng. huff. 

 Plla'ie. A pig just killed and ready for market. 

 Pompon. Gourd. 

 Comme pore a Tauge. Without limit. 



Proins. The oi to be pr. like the oi in Eng. point. Pregnant (of animals). 

 Pierre et Jacques. Tom, Dick and Harry. 

 Pentoreilles. Fuchsias. 



Puasine. stench. 



Purin. Liquid manure. 



Pate. Faire sa pate, this is said of a cat that moves or plays with its front 

 paws ; faire la fete is when he rubs himself against you and purs. 



Prendre le ner (noir). To take mourning. 

 Prins. Prinse. To take root. 



Point perdu. A stitch dropped in knitting. 



Graissier la patte. To tip, bestow a gift. 



Papillette. The wind gauge or steering wheel of a windmill. 

 Ouag'nons-patates. Onions not produced from seed, but tuberous like 



potatoes, they are rather rare, but I have seen some in the country. 

 En d'vert. To take the step, decide finally. 

 Quarteron. Quarter of a pound. This word is also used fig. and means 



either a good beating, what one deserves or is led to expect. Com. ronde, 



see below. 

 QuartOS. Quarter of a pint. 

 QueniOt. Acorn. Metivier has quene oak. Fr. chene. 



Quartier. A bout or spell. 



Raquet. A gin, snare. 



Fosse a raines. The name of the " cul de sac " at Ruette Braye dividing 



the Town parish from St. Martin's. 

 Ronde. Usual turn or course, circuit, routine, but used too fig. like quarteron. 



See above. Bouisse is also used in this sense. 

 Rulaie. A crowd, a street full of people. 

 ROUleaU. A dumpling, plain suet pudding. 



