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Rental. List of Rentes. 



Roghi. Knitted unevenly. 



Rotai'r. To be full (chiefly of dresses). 



Rentirai'P. To darn the heel of a stocking. 



Romppe la tePPe. To clear land. 



Signification. A summons issued by the douzaines ordering people to cut 

 their brambles and otherwise put their hedges in order. Before the roads 

 were under the supervision of the States it referred also to that part of the 

 road or lane bordering the property of the owner. 



SaigneP. To prune a fruit tree and let the sap run. 



La squall est levaie. Fig. It is clear on the horizon and it will not rain. 



SaCPie. Tinder box. Before matches, such as we have now, were made, a 

 flint stone, " rocque a faeu," was used to strike sparks from a steel, the 

 sparks fell in the box on scorched rags called " tondre " (see Metivier). 

 Matches were home-made and consisted of the chips of umbelliferous 

 plants like caisses, hogweed, cow-parsnip (heracleum sphondilium) steeped 

 in sulphur and were ignited by applying them to the tinder. Flint 

 stones used to be found at the base of the cliffs between Bee du Nez and 

 Jerbourg Point 



Tapis. Sul (sur le) tapis. The question of the day. 



TanquePel. A Serk family name, but obsolete in the male line. 



Tipai'r. To shoot. 



Tint fern, tinse. Bewitehed. 



Tete devant. Headlong. 



ToilSSemele. Busybody. 



TPOUblaiSOn. Folly, giddiness. 



Rue de la Vallai'e. The lane from St. Martin's School leading to the 

 Fosse. 



Si le vent Changeait. The expression was used to reprimand a person 

 making grimaces, the idea being that if the wind changed at that 

 moment the distortion would be permanent, and he could not return to 

 his former self. 



Pid du vent. The point from which the wind is blowing. 



ViPaiP. To pay a flying visit. 



Visage de bois. To find no one at home. 



VePPe d'approehe. Magnifying glass. 



Volai'e. A flock of birds. A good blow. One sip. A thing done all at 

 once. 



Alla'lP sept vents. To go full gallop, with all speed. 



Vie. Faire vie, " to scold." Sept vies, fig. " the cat has seven lives," it is 

 difficult for him to die. 



VieP. Au vier, senti (sentir) au vier. An offensive, musty odour proceeding 

 from an article that has been put away for a long time. 



Ni foi, ni loi, ni religion. Fig. expression. A person that has no piety. 



The Militia formerly consisted of five regiments, the town 

 or east regiment, the Catel, Vale and St. Sampson's or north 

 regiment, the St. Martin's, St. Andrew's and the Forest or south 

 regiment, the St. Peter-in-the-Wood, St. Saviour's and Torteval 

 or west regiment. All these wore red coats. The rifles, who 

 were men picked out from all the regiments, wore black ones 

 and formed a regiment by themselves. All men between the 



