212 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



1,469.— La Naehe.— R. I think "La Nache" and "La Fourchie " are 

 called "the Sister Eocks." Br., nac'ha, to deny, avoid, refuse. W., 

 nag, denial; nagu, to deny, hinder. Com. Lat., negatio. Perhaps 

 "hidden rock," or " obstacle." " Eock that is to be avoided." 



1,470.— Joyeux.—E. 



1,471.— Les noires Putes (inner and outer).— E. Br. , put, bitter, disagree- 

 able, dangerous. See 1,320. 



1,472. — TalleUP. — E. An obscure word, however. Br., tal, front, face, 

 talur, talenv, extremity of furrow. 



1,473. — Coque LihOU (inner and outer). — E. More than one meaning can 

 be applied. "Mass of shells and sea mire." "Mass of shells in the 

 water." N". Fr., coque, sea shell, see 538. The whole expression may be 

 a corrupt form of Br. koJc-loa = Fr., ecumoire, cueiller a pot. As the sea 

 rushes and foams between the two rocks, the term is very appropriate. 



], 474.— The Lover's Chair. ) The following legend of the Lover's 



Chaise a l'Emauve. > CI. Chair is taken from Guerin's Almanack. 

 Querre a la Mauve. ) " Many years ago, when knights were 



clad in glittering armour, there lived in Alderney a lovely maiden of 

 honourable parentage, but poor. In the island of Guernsey dwelt a 

 Governor, rich, proud, and overbearing, who had an only son. This son 

 happened to come across the lovely Marguerite, and fell at once in love 

 with the child-like face. The old story ever new began, the love was 

 reciprocated, stolen interviews were given, and the Lover's Chair was the 

 place of rendez-vous. News came to the stern father's ears, and the 

 son was forbidden on pain of the last penalty to see Marguerite. Of no 

 avail : love proved stronger than parental will, and the Lover's Chair 

 meeting still continued. One day, Marguerite was secretly followed by 

 armed men, and the two lovers were discovered. Determined not to be 

 separated, they gave each other one long last embrace and then boldly 

 standing on the verge of what is now the telegraph cliff, took together 

 the fatal leap in the seething waters below. Hence the name of Lover's 

 Chair. The term " Querre a la Mauve," means no doubt " the sea-gull's 

 chair or resting place," but in Babington's Floras Sarnicse, and 

 Marquand's Flora, we find the form " Ch?ise a, l'Emauve " Br., lem, 

 pointed, sharp. W., llymm. W., llymhau, to sharpen. Com. Heb., 

 lehem, laham, lahab, a wave, and Lat. lima, limare, lamina, also Fr., lame. 

 Gk., limos, hunger, that which whets the appetite seems very much allied 

 to the Kel. term. The Kel. term em means separated, and a-ve is simply 

 the subs, verb is. 



1,475.— Boue des Coques.— E. 



1,476.— La Noire.— E. 



1,477.— Bonit or j E KeL> ^ ]imitj but hmy ^ eone 



1,478.— Le Pignon.— CI. "Elevated." Br., pignat, pignal, to mount up. 



Com. W.,pig, point. Sp., pena, rock. Eng., pen. See 36, 1,048. 

 1,479.— L'Etae de la Quoire.— E. Mac, stack, heap, see 111, 546, 1,447, 



1,537. Quoire is possibly " singer." 

 1,480.— Les Pignons.— E. See 1,478. 

 1,481. — Tetes des Negres. — CI. These heads of rocks on shore appear 



like heads of negroes. 

 1,482. -L'Etae du Sud— E. See 111, 1,479. 

 1,483. — Les BeequetS. — E.P. "The pointed rocks." Br., beg, belt, point; 



begeg, pointed. Com. W., bechyn, little hook. The Kel. root appears in 



becchue. See 456, 894. 

 1,484.— Le vallet au Fleaume.— V. Vallet = possibly valUe. Br., fleati, 

 flem, pointed. W., jtaim, point. 



1,485.— La pointe au Fleaume.— See 1,484. 



