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Rouabllair. To be enraged, also to growl like a dog. 



R'doublai'r. To begin over again (chiefly of a cold before it is cured) . 



R'COrdai'P. To repeat some lines of a hymn. 



Renfreddurair, refreddurair. To cool, to be chilled. 



R'di, se P'di or r'dir. To stiffen, stiffen oneself. 



R'ehu volant. Fr., regit. A receipt for Rentes but not written in the 

 ordinary receipt book (livre d'acquit). 



R'neuehOUnai'P. To attend church the first Sunday after marriage. N. Fr. , 

 neuches ; Fr., noces, wedding. The young married people are called 

 r'neuchon. 



Roufllai'P, routai'r. To purr (of a cat) . 



R'nuffia'ir. To sniff. 



Rouleau. Dumpling (plain). Bonnie is an apple dumpling. 



Riffe. A small grindstone. Fr., rijlard, a kind of file. 



Roue. The king butterfly or Red Admiral, Pyramis atalanta. 



Les tres (trois) roues. A name given to part of the constellation Orion. 

 The three higher stars are thus called, and the three lower ones in a con- 

 trary direction and somewhat obscured by a nebula are called Les tres 

 (trois) valets. 



R'queyant. The waning moon. 



Rodai'P. To rove or prowl about. 



Rousai'P. To drizzle, akin to broussa'ir, brousse. 



R'SUement, ressuement. Chiefly of the moisture on panes of glass. Fr., 

 ressuer, to sweat. 



R'traite. Fr., retraite. The state of the oven after the bread has been taken 

 out. " The apples of la retraite." Baked apples replaced in the warm 

 oven and left till morning. 



SaigTlie. The sticking piece (of meat). See also my list of words. Serk 

 section, Trans. 1898, Nos. 1,074 and 1,158, and Addenda, Trans. 1903. 



Saluette. The front part or rim of a man's cap, the peak. 



Sap. Wood, chiefly pine. 



S'avieillota'ir. To look or grow old. 



Serveille. Christmas Eve. The evening before is called " longue veille." 

 The country people as a rule used to eat Guernsey biscuits and drink 

 mulled wine during that evening. La serveille was a time for walking 

 through the streets of the town. 



S^rant (a la). During the evening, or by twilight. 



Siete. Following. Fr., suite. 



Sintair. To run slightly (of a wound that does not heal quickly). Fr., 

 suinter, is used in the same sense. 



SeabriOU. Tbe on must be pronounced like ou in Eng. out. Frail, fragile. 

 Eng., scabrous ; Fr., scabreax ; Lat. , scabrosus. 



Sie. Pronounced like Eng. see. It is the Fr. chez, at the house of. 



Skaine. Skein. 



SouariS. Fillet of beef, so called on account of its tenderness. 



Sourichiere. Mouse trap. 



Sodome, Sabbat. Noise, hubbub. Br., sabat, savat, noise ; savata, to make 

 a noise. It is derived from a custom among the Jews who shouted with 

 all their might in their synagogues on the Sabbath day, although the 

 custom was quite the opposite of a day of rest. However, sabbat is used 

 in Fr. Uproar, tumult. 



