ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 333 



1,015. — Le Creux Brown. — Brown may or may not be the name of an 

 individual. Br., broen, rush; W., brwyn, rushes; brwyneg, a place where 

 rushes grow; com. Br., brug, bruc, heath; Gr., bruon, a kind of mossy 

 sea-weed. 



1,016. — Le petit Derrible. — 0. Fr., derrible, derrube, desrube, a fallen mass 

 of rock or hole in a rock formed by a landslip. 



1,017. — LeS MePdes Haises. — R. Br., verdees, marked rocks; haises, in- 

 gulfed. Merdei = mordwyo, der. from W., tnordwy, which signifies roar- 

 ing or raging of the sea. 



1,018.— Les Haises.— R. See 152, 1,017. 



1,019.— La demie des Haises.— R. 



1,020. — La boue a HieruS. — R. Possibly ieurus ; ieu = geo in Br. If we 



take this as correct the word may be der. from georenn, crayfish. 



1.021.— La boue a vent.— R. 



1,022. — La Conehee. — R. I doubt whether this word is der. from the Lat., 

 concha, a shell, although it has the appearance of being a large shell, and 

 also of being surmounted by small shells. I incline to a Kel. derivation. 

 Br., concheza, to soil, defile. The top of the rock is undoubtedly soiled by 

 cormorants. Several rocks on the coast of Brittany are called Conehee. 

 See also 220, 612. 



1,023. — Pointe Vignette. — P. Br., hi, vi, second ; guet, passage. 



1,024.— La mer de la Conehee.— See 1,022. 



1,025. — La Gripe. — R. Br., griped, the snare. 



1,026. — Les PonehetteS. — R. W., pone, poncen, poneyn, hillock; poncio, to 

 swell, heave ; Br., bonc'het, united, near to one another. 



1,027.— La pointe Derrible.— P. See 1,016. 



1,028.— La baie du Grand Derrible.— B. See 1,016. 



1,029.— Le ereux a ehien. 



1,030. — La pointe Balene. — P. "The point of the pedestrian" or "pro- 

 minence, peak." Br., bale, walk, to walk; W., bed, prominence, peak. 



1,031.— La pointe du Chateau.— P. The full form is "La pointe du 

 Chateau des Queneves." 



1,032.— Dieart (or Dixcart).— B. Perhaps "dangerous spot," or "spot 

 devoid of protection." See 169. 



1,033. — Le noir Bee. — " The black point." 



1,034.— Le Souffleur.— See 63. 



1,035.— Le ereux a pigeons. 



1,036.— La pointe de Convaehe.— P- A Kel. word. " Dark, dull, shady, 

 narrow spot," or "spot without any current of air." Br., con, with; 

 bac'h = vac'h, without air. 



1,037.— Coupee Bay.— The Coupee = the well-known isthmus connecting 

 Great and Little Sark. The word is Kel. Gou, fine ; pee, link. 



LITTLE SARK. 



1,038.— La eave des lamentations.— This cave takes its name from the 



extraordinary sounds that are heard in it under peculiar conditions of 



wind and tide. 

 1,039.— La baie des Monts Razeur.— B. "The bay of the intersected 



mounts." Br., raza, to trace in a straight line ; razeur, to intersect. 

 1,040.— La Moie Fannou.— "The desired mount or rock." Br., fan, 



desire ; Br., bann =fann, however, means " elevated." 

 1,041.— La Moie du Pot.— The name Pot is said to be derived from the 



funnel-shaped cavern in this locality. 



