328 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



842— Fougniet.— R. See 734. 



843. — L'Enguineuse. — R. Possibly der. from Br., gwennic, whiting; gwcnn, 



white ; W., gwyn, white ; gwyniad. See, however, 768. 

 844.— Les BeequetS.— R. " The points." See 738. 



845. — Le Plomb. — R. Perhaps "the covered rock." Br., plouma, lit., to 

 cover with lead, also to plunge ; plumvia, plunvia, plunhia, to plunge, to 

 go under the water ; com. 1. Lat., plumbiare ; Gr., plunein, to wash ; Ger., 

 plumben, to fall plump into the water. 



846. — L' Angle. — P. Br. 3 anc ; W., ang, angle; W., ongl, corner; Lat., 

 angulus, angle, corner; Gr., agkulos, bent, angular. It is worthy of 

 observation that the word Guernsey signifies "isle of angles." 



847.— Champ Fleuri.— B. Br., Jleria, to emit a bad smell ; W., fflleirio, to 

 stink. 



848.— La banque au Mouton.— B. 



849.— La demie de la Banque au Mouton.— R. 



850.— La demie du Plomb.— R. See 845. 



851.— Fontenelle.— B. 



852.— Boue de Fontenelle.— R. 



853.— Le Guignon.— R. "The corner rock." Br., guign, corner; com. 

 Gr., gonia. 



854.— Le Mer.— R. 



855.— Les Messuriaux.— " The scattered rocks." See 790. 



856. — Le Onuet. — R. Kel. Br., anou'et, anivet, cold; anivedi, to be cold; W., 



anwyd, coldness. 

 857. — L'lteriere. — R. " Oyster rock." N. Fr., Ure, oyster. 

 858.— Les Silleresses.— R. "The dripping rocks." See 370. 

 859.— Le fosse du Faie (or Faye).— R. See 750. 

 859a.— Les boues a la Rouge.— R. 

 860.— L'Etoeq.— R. See 247. 

 861.— Le Pouillet.— R. Br., poell, tie, bond. 

 862.— Les Grunes de Braye.— R. 

 863.— Roque Vieille (or Viel).— R. "Not firm." 

 864.— Le Valtet.— R. " The wicked one." Br., fall = vail, wicked, of little 



worth; W., ffael, fault, failing ; ffaelu,, ffaelio, to fail, miss. 

 865.— Le grand Braye. — R. Br., braz, large ; W., bras, large, thick'. 

 866. — La BaiSSiere ) H _ p.^^. -p See 327. Barsier, means "the inner 

 Le Barsier } ^ ra y e - **>■ rock." Br., bars, within. 



867.— La petite Braye.— R. See 865. 



868. — L'Aujeur. — R. Probably Kel. 1. Br., lojenn, lochenn, hut ; lok, loc'h, 

 place; com. W., lloches, refuge, hiding place. 2. Br., eor, anchor; eoria, 

 to anchor ; jour, pi., joureu, anchor; W., angor, anchor ; com. Gr., agkura. 



869.— Les Fourquies.— R. See 94. 



870.— L'Andieque.— R. "The hidden one." Lit., "having no point." 

 A Kel. term. Br., an, the; di, without, not having; eh, point; W., di, 

 void of ; awch, point. 



871.— Les boues de La Mare.— R. 



872.— Les roques de Braye. ) -d See 865. W., ffugnvr, dissembler; 

 Platte Fougeres. j fflugio, to disguise, feign. Probably 



" the rocks that seem to be what they are not." 

 873.— Les Etaqueriaux.— R. See 78, 79. 

 874.— Les Grunes Pierres.— R. 



