ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 317 



484.—Vauxlingues.— R. 



485.— Le bane du Maraisquet.— R. "Fishermen's rest." 



486.— La Mouliere.— R. Perhaps the same as 140. 



487. — Tres boue. — R. Br., tres, dry. Possibly " reck that uncovers. " 



488. — COCO. — R. 1. Br., koch, Tcok, red. 2. Br., eoch, cavity; W., eweh, 



round concavity. I incline to the second meaning. 

 489.— Fauxquere.— R. Possibly " rock of the waters." 

 490.— TanqueotS.— R. Kel., "Exposed to the sun." Br., tana, to burn; 



W., tan, fire ; Ir., tene, fire ; com. Ch. and Syr. tanan, to smoke. 

 491.— Boue des Lavouquere.— R. Br., querek, rock ; avou, water. " The 



current of the rock" or " the water rock." See also 489. Com. Avon, 



a river in England. 

 492.— Boue Attrapp^e.—R. Possibly "rock behind." Br., aire, behind. 



493.— Boue des Brayes.— R. See 477. 



494.— Boue Gallienne.— R. Gallienne, a family name. See 246. Br., gal- 

 lienne, a bodkin. 



495.— Boue a sablon.— R. 

 496.— Boue a congre.— R. 



497. — Boue Arehe.— R. Perhaps connected with Br., hars, harz, obstacle. 



498.— Boue au tonnerre.— R. Possibly Kel. 1. Br., tonn, wave of the 

 sea. 2. W., turn, fracture. 



499.— Boue de la Fourquie.— R. See 94, 191. 



500.— Le plat Houmet.— R. See 375. 



501. — La tete du blanc calme. — R. Br., Mane, blank, weak, soft, pliable, 

 circular ; Gr., blakeia, slackness, sloth. Possibly " rock shaped like a half- 

 moon." Gal signifies rock. 



502.— Les Aiguillons.— R. See 29. 



503.— L'Aiguillon du Lit Herri.— R. Two meanings are applicable. 

 1. Slippery. 2. Covered with wrack; "W., llethr, slope, declivity; llithrig, 

 sliding, slippery ; Br., litra, lintra, to glow, to be slippery ; liti = fre- 

 quented. 



504.— Le roeher es piettes.— R. See 21. 

 505.— Le roeher au soldat.— R. 

 506.— Le roeher a Port.— R. 



507.— La petite Cambrette.— R. "The small resting place." Br., 

 kambr, room, resting place. 



508.— La grande Cambrette.— R. See 507. 



509.— La houle Jean De La Rue.— R. N. Fr., houle, otherwise called 

 pertu. See 122. Dan., hul ; Du., hoi; Sw., hdl; Ger., hcehle, a hole. 



510.— La tete du Nord-Est— R. 



511.— La grosse Torquetil.— R. Kel. Lit., "not very high." Br., 

 torgen, elevated. 



512.— La petite Torquetil.— R. See 511. 



513.— Les platons du Grand Port.— R. platms, no doubt dim. of plat, 



flat. See 478. 



514.— La boue du Grand Port.— R. See 478. 



515.— La Hautehatine.— R. Kel. " The commencement or end of the 



rock." Br., hattein. 

 5] 6.— La roehe Beequet.— R. Br., beh, bee, beg, point, extremity; W., 



bechyn, little hook ; Ir., bete, point. 

 517.— Le roeher Corbin. — R. "Corner broken off." Der. from Br. 



eorbiner. 



