220 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



En Bretagne le Theusig ou dehuset est un petit homme noir qui danse 

 autour de ce qu'on appelle aujourd'hui cromlech. Chez les Norses le 

 Thus etait un geant. 



A quelque distance de la Pointe au Norruand, dans les environs de 

 Paradis selon la Pouquelaie de Dehus, un Dehusel ou Thhtsel, dont les 

 ruines n'existent j)lus est aussi 1'origme du nom d'une anse ou petite 

 baie, pres de l'Eree." 



Com. also the following note from Le Pelletier's Br. Diet.: "Dans 

 rinscription de Chyndonax trouvee a Dijon, et representee dans le second 

 Tome, part 2, page 431 de 1'Antiquite par D. Bernard de Montfaucon, 

 ne pourrait-on point lire dusioi, au lieu de lusioi, qui etaient, dans l'idee, 

 et selon les superstitions des idolatres, les esprits gardiens des cendres 

 des morts ? Le changement est leger, et ce serait notre Teus, etles Busii, 

 de Saint Augustin." 



552.— Le roeher Nault.— R. Perhaps from a N.t., in It., naulo. Gk., 

 naulochos, shore, port. " Shore rock." 



591.— La Roche de la Graive.— P. Instead of Le Roche de la Graive, 



graive = greve. 



619.— Les Coignets. — R. The expression may mean "the corner rocks." 



Br., coigncc, corner, angular. 

 633. — L'Essart. — In Serk essart means a stream. 



639.— Le POCher au Neveu.— R. Neveu, perhaps "trough," from Br. 

 neviou, nefiou. 



661. — Les Fretes. — Perhaps "passage, strait," from Lat. fretwm, fretus, 

 der. from ferverc, to be in a ferment, to be agitated, to rage. Com. Gk., 

 thermos. San., gharma. Erse, garaim, I warm. Eng., warm. The term 

 is very appropriate as it is well known the sea is rough in that spot. 

 See 1,588. 



065. — Dos d'Ane. — Possibly Fr., so named from the shape. 



669. — CaubO. — B. Metivier says a " Coet Bo" exists on the coast of 

 Brittany. Br., coat or coet, wood ; bo, bay. " Bay of the wood." 



693. — Pildras. — R. Pildrap, pilot cloth. The inhabitants give this meaning. 

 I am indebted to Col. A. H. Collings, H.M. Receiver, for the information. 



112a.— La boue a l'03Uf.— Omitted in the previous list. 



716. — Saline. — B. Another meaning may be given. Br., sal, leap ; sala, to 

 leap, rebound. Com. Lat., salio. Fr., saillir, see 1,407. Heb., salal, 

 zalal, to wave or shake, scatter about. San., sal, to agitate. Gk., zale, 

 salos, thalassa. Lat., salum. 



727. — Port Infer. — Another form seems to be " Etre Infer," according to 

 Metivier. He says that a family of that name lived at the Castel. Etre, 

 in 0. Fr. ester, or esticr, means " a canal where the tide ebbs." 



735. — Les boues de Braine. — R. Perhaps "rock with an opening," or 

 "saddle rock." Br., dibrin, to saddle. Br. W., dibr, saddle. Br., 

 dibrenna, to open; dibri, to eat. In the latter case, "broken rock." 

 Com. W., briw, cut. 



748. — Les Pequeries. — B. Com. Sp., pegar, to join, close two things. 

 See 1,152. 



749. — La Jllbert. — R. Com. Eng., jabber. He, gabber. Eng., gabble. 



750.— Les Faietieres.— R. N. Fr., faietiere, roof. "Rocks formed like a 

 roof. This meaning may be correct. See 61 (Addenda). 



780. — Les Hoffez or j There may be some connection between this word 

 Offez. j and A. Sax. of, whence offing, the high sea. 



789a.— La Roequaize or j This name was omitted in the first Section 



Rocrais, or |R. Br., hesse, haiss, steep, dangerous. " Preci- 



Rocraiee. ) pitous rock," see 49, 152. If we take the 



