ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 335 



1,072.— La petite Baveuse.— B. Fr., baveuse, bleimy, a kind of fish; but 

 in this case perhaps der. from Fr., haver, to foam. 



1,073.— Les Coursiers. 



1,071.— La Saignie. — B. A Kel. word. "Buried, hidden in a recess." 

 Br., sac'h, sac ; pi., sec'hier, recess, lit. sack, pocket; W., sack, sack; Ir., 

 sassif, to stop, bar the way ; com. Gr., sakkos ; Heb., sak. 



1,075. — La peehe a agneaux. — This expression may be corrupted. Br., 

 aic», aiennen ; Ar., ain, ainn. "Spring water"; perhaps running here 

 into the sea. Com. IV., agenog, full of clefts ; agmu, to split, crack. 



1,076.— La moie de la Bretagne.— See 1,061. 



1,077. — Le Piquillon.— Kel. " The neighbouring point." Br., p ik, neigh- 

 bouring. 

 1,078. — La baie des Fontaines. — B. So called from a perennial spring. 



1,079.— Les hautes Boues.— B. 



1,080.— La Moie des Fontaines. 



1,081.— La grande Baveuse.— B. See 1,072. 



1,082.— Le noir Creux. 



1,083.— Le blane Creux. 



1,081.— La baie du Vermande.— B. "Bay that has become shorter," or 



" bay of the beautiful spot." Br., her; W., ber, byr, short; Br., ande, 



end ; de, good ; an, place. 

 1,085. — La pointe la Joue, or ) p "The point of the snare." Br., ieo, 



le Jeu. J ' snare. See also 331. 



1,086. — La grande Greve.— B. This bay is said to take its name from the 



great beach of fine white sand under the Coupee uniting Sark with Little 



Sark. See 959. 

 1,087.— Coupee Bay, W. side. — See 1,037. 



GREAT SARK. 



1,088.— La Chapelle.— See 558. 

 1,089.— Les Epines. 



1,090.— Le ereux Cardin.— " The hard hole." Br., cart. 



1,091.— Le Port es Sees (or Essais).— B. " The bay of witches." Br., sees. 



1,092.— La demie du Port es Sees.— R. See 1,091. 



1,093. — La Moie des Orgeris.—" The mound of our rest." Br., or, our ; 

 geris, rest. 



1,091.— La cave Victor Hugo. — This name was given to the care by the 



great poet himself. 

 1,095. — Le Platon du Nord-Ouest. 

 1,096.— La boue de la baie.— B. 

 1,097.— La boue du Pissot.— See 13. 

 1,098.— La longue Pointe.— B. 

 1,099.— Les Moitelles. 

 1,100.— La pierre du Norman.— B. See 529. 



1.101.— La Laehe Eehelle.— Lachc no doubt means " dangerous." See 

 1,006. Br., chal ebb tide. 



1,102.— Le Havre Gosselin.— B. In the year 1567 the Manor of Beaure- 

 gard in this neighbourhood was given to Nicholas Gosselin, from whom 

 the bay is said to derive its name. 



1,103.— La Houle Genette.— Genette, that appears or rises. See 115. 

 Houle, otherwise called pertu; Dan., hid; Ger., hoehlc ; o. Norse, kola, 

 cavity. 



