324 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



710. — Les roehers du Videlin. — R. It is highly probable that vidclin 



means "slope, inclination." 

 711.— Les petitS Auvrais.— R. 1. Br., of, trough. 2. Br., ouffe, gulf, 



creek, corner, winding. 



712.— Le Mont devaloir. 



713.-Le Houmet Jerbe, or \ E u bitter rock jerU haunt f the 



Herbe, or R. ,. , ' 

 Herby. ) DuclS ' 



714.— Le Canon. 



715. — La Traitresse.— R. Perhaps Kel. Br., trei, to twist, turn. 



716.— Saline.— B. " Place of salt." 



717.— La boue Josias.— R. 



718.— La boue de Saline.— R. See 716. 



719. — Les dents d'Herche. — R. Br. , derc'h, lit. that which stands upright 

 or straight ; W., dyrchqfu, to lift up ; dyrchafiad, elevation. 



720.— La haute paroi.— R. See 46. 



721. — La Querre. — R. Perhaps "united" or "formidable." The term 

 quere means rock. 



722.— Le nie au Corbin.— See 539. 



723. — Les grandes Roeques.— R. 670-723 are situated in the neighbour- 

 hood of Cobo. 



724.— Le port aux mouehes.— B. Perhaps der. from Br., mouchel, a kind 

 of hawk ; com. W., myth, swift. 



725.— Le port aux malades.— B. 



THE VALE. 



726.— Port Soif.— B. 1. W., swyf, foam. 2. Soif, however, may be a 

 corruption of Br., scorf, discharge from a pond. The form and appear- 

 ance of the bay favours the latter idea. The water is very shallow, and 

 the bay may have been a pond in former times. 



727. — Portinfer. — B. Br., porthfa, harbour; W., porthfa, carrying place, 

 port. 



728.— La boue du Sud-Est.— R. 



729.— Le grand Sauroquier.— R. In ancient maps spelt Soroquier. 

 "High rock," also " hard rock." Br., sau, so, high, hard. 



730.— Le petit Sauroquier.— R. See 729. 

 731.— Le Tae (or le Jack).— R. See 111. 

 732.— Le Houvergin.— R. 

 733.— La vieille de Portinfer.— R. See 727. 



734. — Le Fougnet. — R. Br.,fonn,fon, thick, substantial, of fine dimensions ; 

 com. ~W.,ffynnu, to thrive, prosper. 



735.— Les boues de Braine.— R. Br., bran, crow. On the other hand, 

 Br., brein, braen, brain, rotten, corrupt; "W. , braen, corrupt, corruption; 

 Ir., brian, briantis, offensive odour. 



736.— Les boues de la Mare.— R. 



737.— La demie du Nez.— R. Br., nez, nest; W., nyth, nest. See, 

 however, 43. 



738.— Le Beequet.— R, Br., beh, beg, point; W., bechyn, little hook. 

 739.— Le Rousse.— R. See 174. 



470. — Les boues Cauneilles. — R. In this case the term boue is not applied 

 to a sunken rock. 1. W., conell, tail. This rock is very long, conse- 



