338 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



1,158. — La Saignie (or Seignie).— B. See 1,074. An appropriate term, the 



bay being shaped like a semi-crenx or hole. 

 1,159. — La Banque a la Vieille. — Perhaps "the rest of the hollow or 



empty place." 



1,160.— La Foureuse.— Possibly " the hollow rock." 



1,161. — Le Vane. — "Its habitation." Br., van ; manet, to inhabit, remain. 



1,162.— Le Creux du Platon, No. 1. 

 1,163.— La moie a chats. 

 1,164.— Les sept Moies. 



1,165. — La Guillaumesse. — P. A Kel. term giving an idea of firmness or 

 solidity. The lit. meaning seems to be " hard am I." Br., guell, hard. 



1,166.— La boue a ehats.— R. 



1,167.— La baie du Platon.— B. 



1,168.— Le Platon. 



1,169.— Le Creux du Platon, No. 2. 



1,170.— La pointe Cagnon.— P. See 1,124. 



1,171. — La Peehe Colin. — "Dangerous fishing." Br., Jcoll, to be in danger ; 



W., coll, colled, loss ; com. Ii\, galluint, to spoil ; Heb., kalacl, to lose, fail, 



consume. 

 1,172.— Les eaves des Boutiques. — These caves are said to derive their 



name from the fact that in olden times they were used by smugglers as 



stores. 

 1,173.— La Bertaude.— Kel. " The difformed one." Br. and W., bcr, berr, 



short ; Br. , berteaut, lit. stammerer. 

 1,174.— Le PertU.— See 1,103. 

 1,175.— Les Grunes.— E. See 105. 

 1,176.— Les boues des Grunes.— P. 

 1,177. — La Corbee du Nez.— P. "The difformed one, "lit. "thehumped- 



back one." Br., cor, small; W., cor, small, dwarf; Br., corf, body, 



substance ; bee, rounded, bent, crooked; com. Fr., courber. 



-, 17Q La pointe du Nez. ) -p p « ,o 



1,179.— Le Cabote. — P. "The tottering one." Br., cabot. 

 1,180— La demie.— P. 

 1,181.— Le Moulinet.— P. See 6. 



1,182. — Le Jolieot. — R. Br., jolis coant, beautiful ; com. W., ioli, to praise. 

 1,183.— La Sardiere.— P. N. Fr., sarde, a kind of bream well known in 

 Sark. 



1,184.— La boue Criquet.— R, 

 1,185.— La Peeheresse.— R. See 165. 

 1,186.— La grande boue.— R. 



1,187.— La Congreyerre.— Perhaps der. from Fr., coHf/re, conger-eel. 



1,188.— La Charriere Braton.— CI. " The steep cliff." Dan., brat, steep ; 

 com. Lat., abruptusj Fr., abrupt. 



1,189.— La baie SOUS Lu (or Lus).— B. The meaning is uncertain. Lus, 



peaceful, also door, entrance. 

 1,190.— Les Eperqueries.— B. According to some guide books the name is 



said to be der. from o. Fr., perque ; Fr., perches, it being the custom to 



dry fish on perches or poles. The word, however, may have a Kel. 



origin. " Passage, ford." 

 1,191.— La fOSSe Vaudin. Vaudin is a Sark family name. 



