216 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



"door, opening." The term tac means "heap," as l'etac, l'etacre." 

 See 111, 1,537. 

 1,554. — Guilliamart. — R. This word is obscure, but Br., guel, hard, and 

 gwel, visible, and the term art, hard, solid. 



1,555.— Northern Roek. 



1,556.— Little Ortae.— E. See 1,553. 

 1,557. — Cormourant.— R. Probably " cormorant rock." 

 1,558.— Frette.— See 661 and the same in Addenda. 

 1,559.— Verte Tete.— P.E. 



1,560. — Cone Roek. — This rock is of sugar-loaf form. 

 1,561.— L'Aiguillon de la Frette.— R. See 29, 107, 661. 

 1,562.— Speedy Roek.— This rock was discovered by H.M. Sounding Ship 

 Speedy. 



1,563.— Noire— R. 



1,564. — Renonquet. — R. Br., renon-kuit, to approach. Renonquet may be 



contrasted with Casquet. See 1,530. 

 1,565.— Crabblot.— R. Br., crab, pointed. 

 1,566. — Vregies. — R. Possibly from a root signifying "to rend." Br., 



frega ; Lat., frango ; Grk., regnumi ; It., frcmgere; Eng., wreck; San., 



rang, rag ami ; G-er., brechen. 



1,567.— Mars— R. 

 1,568.— White Roek. 



1,569. — Vieux CabblO. — This might be another form of Crabblot, 1,565, 



but Br., cab, very strong, solid. 

 1,570.— Vergies.—R. See 1,566. 

 1,571.— Les Aignillons du Nord.— R. See 29, 107. 



1,572. — Bouchard. — R. Br., bouc'h, obstacle, difficulty. Com. Fr., bouchon, 



boucher. 

 1,573. — Mackerel Roek. — Perhaps to be taken lit. See, however, 395. 

 1,574.— Round Roek. 



1,575. — L'Emproue. — R. Probably Kel. Br., cm, prouS, lit., to skid. 

 1,576. — Great Nannel. — R. Nannel may mean "elongated," or perhaps, 

 " not very dangerous. The word is said to be a shortened form of 



niannaisses. 



1,577.— Little Nannel.— R. See 1,576. 

 1,578.— La Pierre de But.— R. 



1 } 579. — Les Grimons (outer and inner) — R. O. Br,, grim, lit., wild. The 

 Kel. root seems to give an idea of bitterness or crying. Br., grigonga, to 

 gnash the teeth. W., gryngian, to grunt; rhiccian, rhingeian, to creak. 

 Br., rhingo, rhincyn, shrill, whizzing. Grer., grevnen, cry. Com. Fr., cri ; 

 Br., gri. 



1 ? 580. — Le Cordonnier. — R. A shoemaker ran his boat aground on this 

 rock. 



I 581. — Grand Monteaur.— R. No doubt corrupted from the Fr. " climb - 

 tog." 



1,582.— L'Equet.—R, See 1,552. 



1,583.— Simmel.—R. 



1,584. — BurhOU. — I. The Kel. term, bur =- Fr., pur. Oa = holm in many 

 instances. "Washed or purified spot." Com. Burons, 1,257 (Sark 

 Section). However, Br., burhou or micron, obstacle. 



1,585.— Les Parquets.— R. See 1.240 (Sark Section). Perhaps "flattened," 

 lit., "arranged for an abode." 



