ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 307 



172.— La Sout'ile.— R. Br., suta, sutal, to whistle; sutell, whistle. 



173.— La noire.— R. 



174.— Rousse.— R. Br., ruz ; It., rosso, red ; W., rhudd, red. 



175.— Le Creux au Chien.— c. 



176.— La grande Baleine.— R. So called from its shape. 



177.— La petite Baleine.— R. See 176. 



178.— Le Tetard de la Bette.— R. Perhaps Fr. tttrird, head, summit. 

 See 179. The word may be Kel., signifying "to remain short"; Br., 

 tetardet. 



179.— La Bette.— C. Kel., "abandoned, forsaken place." 



180. — Le Gehannet. — B. Also spelt Jaonnet. See 17. 



181.— La petite Silleresse.— R. O. Fr., siller; Nor., stla, to cut in two. 



Hence Fr. sillage, the track of a vessel. 



182.— La gpande Silleresse.— R. See 181. 

 183.— L'Huitriere.— R. " Oyster rock." 



184.— Les ruaux RpllinS.— Ruaux, pi. of rue. See 113. Br., rolla ; Get., 

 rotten, to bend, turn round. 



185.— Le Havre de la Fosse.— 0. 



186. — Le Perron. — R. A Kel. word, lit. "lama rock." 



187.— La grande Ruette.— C. 



188.— Les grosses roehes.— R. 



189.— Les roques du Port.— R. 



190.— La petite roque du Port.— R. 



1Q1 La Fourquie (or Fourchie) de Petit Bot. ) t> See 94, 105. Br., 



iyi - La Grune Martin. P" fore' hell, forked ; w., 



ffwrch. 

 192. — Petit Bot. — B. "Small bay." This cove divides St. Martin's parish 

 from the Forest. 



THE FOREST. 



193. — Le ereux PiCOt. — G. 1. N. Fr., picot, a net located in a certain spot 



for fishing. 2. Picot, a Kel. term, "surrounded by points." This term 



is appropriate. 

 194.— La pointe des BOUffereSSeS.— P. Fr., boufer, to swell out, project. 

 195.— Le Portelet.— B. Dim. of Fr. port, bay, inlet. 

 196. — Longue Pierre. — R. Perhaps not necessarily " long rock." For the 



meaning of longue, see 157. 

 197. — Blanche Poire. — R- Possibly "white rock." Poire = pierre. 

 198. — Le menage au Vee. — R. The phrase will bear the meaning of 



"rock or refuge of the fairy." Br., menec'hi, refuge; minic'hi, refuge; 



also a very steep rock used as such. 

 199. — Le Corvalet. — Kel., " hard body or substance." 

 200.— La grande Equervelle.— R. Kel., "round rock." The term velle 



or bette signifies a round ball ; equer, rock. See further 1,011. 

 201.— La petite Equervelle.— R. See 200. 



202. — L'Eventard. — R. Br., evn, a bird ; tard, bold, daring ; evneta, to chase 

 birds. Another meaning is possible. Br., even, disposition; tard, bold, 

 daring. 



203.— Les ehevaux de la Moye (orMoie).— R. 



204.— Le Havre de la Moye.— C. Moie, moye, a term applied to certain 

 rocks or headlands slightly covered with earth. 



