336 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



1,104.— Le eotil Martin.— Cl. 



1,105.— Les eaves du Gouliot.— See 1,109. 



1,106. — La peehe Natan.— " Fearful or uncertain fishing." Br., nat. 



1,1.07.— Le petit Gouliot.— See 1,109. 

 1,108.— La Moie au Sieur Peter. 



1,109. — Le grand Gouliot. — Gouliot in the language of the Sarkese signifies 

 "a sea-gull." Br., goulou, what is bright and clear, a characteristic of 

 the bird. But the word here is no doubt der. from Br., goulo, goullo, 

 empty; gouloi, to empty; W., gioeilxjdd, empty, void. There is a simi- 

 larity between Fi\, houlle, and Br., goullo ; com. Heb., calal, cleared. It 

 is highly probable that the sea has in the course of time removed the soft 

 material which formed part of the cliff between Sark and Brecqhou. 



-. -, -jq Breehou, or Brecqhou. ) y Another Kel. term. "Having two 



' ' He des Marehands. j ' wings or extremities." An appropriate 

 term, as the island is thus formed. Br., brec'h, braieh, arm, wing; W., 

 braich, arm; com. Lat., bmckium ; Gr., brachion. According to an old 

 Act of the Guernsey Court, a family named Le Marchant was once in 

 possession of the islet. The late Bev. ,7. L. V. Cachemaille derives 

 Brechou from the Gothic Brican, the breach, passage, or gap that the sea 

 has broken through. " Island of the breach." See 1,130. 



1,111.— La Moie du Gouliot.— See 1,109. 

 1,112.— La pointe au Marinel.— P. 



1,113. — La pointe Beleme. — P. Br., beclem, pointed; W., Ihjmm, sharp 

 pointed. 



1,114. — La cave aux pirates. — This part of Sark was undoubtedly at one 

 time the home of smugglers who were half pirates. 



1,115. — La Ray. — R. Br., rde, rdhe, ree, rea, ray, skate. These words them- 

 selves are der. from rac, raca, to rub, to make a noise, on account of the 

 thorny back of the fish. W., rhaien, skate. 



1,116.— La baie de la pointe a Fouille.— B. 

 1,117.— La pointe a Fouille.— P. 



1,118.— La Touraille. — R. " Pointed rock," or " rock formed like a tower." 

 Br., tour, has this meaning. "W., tier, tower ; tier, heap, pile. 



1,119.— Le Cheval.— R. 



1,120.— Les Dents.— R. 



1,121.— Les demies des Dents.— R. 



1,122.— La pointe du Port.— P. 



1,123.— La baie du Port.— B. 



1,124. — Le Cagnon. — Br., bag, a boat ; dim., cag. 



1,125. — Le ereux a Caper.— Perhaps "the goat's hole." Bi\,gavr = kapr; 

 ~W\, gafr, geifr, get/rod, goat ; Lat., caper ; Gr., kapros. However gafr vor 

 in Br. signifies " a crayfish." Br., cap, head ; er, rock. 



1,126.— Les grosses demies.— R. 



1,127.— La moie de la Quane. 



1,128.— Les Retrettes. 



1,129.— Le Piquillon.— R. See 1,077. 



1,130. — Les Moies de Givaude.— R. A Kel. word. " The giver of sound," 

 "making a noise." It is said that Evoda mentioned by Paulus Diaconus 

 is Brecqhou (Vega, Evoa, GevoaJ formerly La Givaude, or Gevaude, the 

 term being still retained in a neighbouring rock, and that from the same 

 term we have the Gaulish term Gevaudan, Givaudan. Br., evod, evon or 

 evaud, foamy. See 1,110. 



