ANCIENT NAMES OP THE BAYS, ETC. 313 



352.— Les grandes Portes.— B. 



353. — Corbet. — R. W., corbel, jutting out; Br., corf, body, substance. 

 " Rock that can be perceived," or " that is seen partly difformed." 



354.— Les trois tries.— R. 



355.— L'Aiguillon des Portes.— R. See 29. 



356.— Les petites Portes.— B. 



357. — Le Rouete. — R. Br., roiiet, no doubt allied to Heb., rescheth, fisher- 

 man's net. 



358.— L'Arteurre du Sud.— R. Erroneously called "La Tour" in the 

 Map of the Channel Islands pub. for the Admiralty. See Map, " Hall of 

 the Gruille-Alles Library." The meaning is " Strong or firm south rock." 

 Arteurre = no doubt harteurre. Br., hart, hart, strong, solid ; G-er., hart ; 

 com. W., hwrdd, push, thrust, and aruthr, marvellous, wonderful. 



359.— L* Arteurre du Nord.— R. " Strong, firm north rock." See 358. 



360.— Le roeher d'Aute.— R. Called "The Compass rock." Aute is Kel., 

 and the expression means "the rock of the great wind." Aut, ancient 

 Kel. word signifying wind, whence Fr., autan ; e connecting particle = is 

 (strong) . 



361. — La boue Jean. — R. "Roaring, whistling, noisy rock," perhaps 

 "foaming rock." Br., ivon, ion, eon, foam. 



362.— La tete Liannard.— R. " The top of the covered rock." Br., liana, 



to cover, bury. 

 363.— La fOSSe au Moigne.— B. Possibly Kel., der. from Br., moanaa, to 



make smaller or narrower ; min, a point. 



364.— Les vieilles mares. 



365.— Les Petis— C. See 310. 

 366.— Le rue rose. 



367. — L'Anoune. — R. Br., anndoun, the phantom. 



368. — Les Pezeries. — B. Br., vezeries, spot of expiation, martyrdom; pez, 

 piece ; pezerek, large rock. The latter term seems to be appropriate. 



369— La fosse au larron.— B. 



370.— Le Silleresse de la Varde.— R. P. See 181. The term varde is 

 applied to certain eminences. Dan., varde, a watch-tower ; silleresse may 

 signify "the dripping rock." Br., sizla, sila, to flow. However, Br., 

 silh, rock ; Heb., seld ; San., gild, rock, com. Lat., silex ; Ir., sil, to drop, 

 shed ; Br, sillier, rock where the wind blows with force. 



371.— L'Aiguillon du Port.— R. See 29. 



372. — La pere au Saux. — R. The Kel. root per, pere, signifies a rock, e.g., 



peron, perelle ; Br., saux, saos, saoz, saus, the Saxons; English, "the rock 



of the Saxons." 



373.— Le roeher Nicolas Gallienne.— R. 

 374.— Le Houmet du Port.— R. 



375.— Le Houmet du milieu.— R. N. Fr., houmet, rock. See 1. 



376.— Le long Houmet.— R. 

 377.— Les Houmets Baises, or ) R 



es baises. < 

 378. — L'AngrOUte. — R. " The hollow rock." Br., angevu, hollow. 

 379. — Le Portelet. — B. Dim. of Fr., port. " Little harbour." 



380.— La petite baie.— C. 

 381.— Le roeher Mourant.— R. 



382.— Le Kiavelot.— R. See 253. W., caffell, grasper. 



