136 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



1,282.— La Grande Anfroque.— R. "Broken, winding rock." Lat., 

 anfr actus, der. from ambifrango ; San , abhi; Gr., ampin; 0, high Ger., 

 umpi, umbi ; G-er., ttm, around; San., bhang, prah, break; G-r., Frag in 

 regnumi ; Heb., pharag, to break; Ch., pharag ; Syr., pharak ; Ger., 

 brechen ; Eng., break, wreck, to break; Ar., farag, to divide, separate; 

 com. Fr., anfractuosite ; It., anfrattuoso ; Sp., anfractuoso. See Prov. 1,257. 



1,283. — La Grune Herbiere. — R. Br., grown, gro, sand; W., groyn, peb- 

 bles ; W., gro, graean, sand; com. Ir., grathal, sand: Ic, grun ; Dan., 

 grund ; Eng., agronnd ; N. Fr. of Le Cotentin, grow, gravel. Grune and 

 Greve seem to have the same derivation. See 105, 950. Herbiere = 

 possibly bitter, i.e., ''dangerous rock,' 1 or possibly too "green rock." 

 Ger., herbig, acidity, sourness, harshness ; Br., herv, c'huerv, bitter ; W., 

 chwenv ; Br., herberc'h, shelter. See 138, 281. N. Fr., herHer, pond 

 where the seaweed called plisc is to be found. In Guernsey pHse is a name 

 given to Laminaria saccharin a and Zostera marina. 



1,284.— Grange — E. Br., gringo, "that which makes a noise " ; cringner, 

 to waste away, consume : com. Br., scriyca, to cry from fear : W., gsgri, 

 shriek, scream. 



1,285.— Guepes. — E. Possibly " ford." Gut or guet, passage ; pes, feet, also 

 piece. 



1,286.— Cul de l'Autel.— E. An appellation given to a flat rock. 



1,287.— Petite Tourniere.— E. Br., tour; Fr., tour, tower. Perhaps 



"rock formed like a tower." Com. W., twr, heap, pile; Heb., Mr, 



palace, castle, whence Tyre ; W., tyrio, to rise or throw up, to heap ; 

 Ger., turm, tower. 



1,288.— Longue Pierre.— E. See 75, 157, 196. 



1,289.— Petite Longue Pierre.— E. See 1,288. 



1,290.— Longue Gripe. — E. Br., griped, snare ; com. Fr., gripper. 



1,291. — Founiais. — E. Bv.,founn,fonn, founnuz, fonnuz, thick, substantial. 



See 563. 

 1,292.— Le petit Founnais.— E. See 1,291 



1,293. — Reverendiere. — E. Br., re, renver, rever ; W., rhy, over, too much ; 



Br., endan, endeon, endeun, under; corn. Eng., under; Br., dindan, didan, 



indan, under; W., tan, dan, tanodd, oddi tanodd. 

 1,294. — Traiffe. — Br. and W., tra, thing ; Br., ev, ef, iv, if, spongy. Perhaps 



" spot where the water is engulfed." 

 1,295.— Fourmiere.—E. 



1,296.— La Tete Capiere.— E. Br., cap, point or end of rock : com. Eng., 



cape ; Br., ier, er, rock. See 76, 550. 

 1,297. — Les Demies. — E. This term is invariably applied to rocks that are 



uncovered at half tide. 

 1,298. — Galeu. U The Kel. term gal means "hard, powerful," some- 

 Galeux. i ' times "round." In this case, however, the word 



may signify "chalky " Br., goleu. See 37, 326, 479. Br., galet, calet, 



hard, firm ; W., ceded ; com. Lat., calx, calico On the other hand might 



it not be a corruption of Br., gwall=~LeLt.,pejor, and Lat., lux, light; 



whence galas. Com. also 1,109. Br., givallo, forked; com. W., givall, 



defect ; W., goleu ; Br., golou, light 

 1,299.— Banquette.— E. "Rest." See 156. 



1,300.— La demie Crabiere.— R. See 1,297. 



1,301. — La boue arees. — E. The word boue means a " sunken rock," in a 

 few cases " white rock." Br., hars, obstacle, opposition. See 497. 



1,302.— La pierre de la Moue.— R. 

 1,303.— La boue St. Michel.— R. 



