• eune stchelette = skeleton (audio pronunciation file)
• eune atonmie = skeleton

Since the skeleton staff is on duty at L’Office du Jèrriais during half-term, it seems appropriate to start a week’s worth of Halloween-related posts with skeletons.

• j’m’en vais t’mett’ les os dans eune pouque = I’ll give you what for
• il a l’s os mos = he’s getting on a bit
• i’ n’a qu’la pé et l’s os = he’s all skin and bones
• eune cranne = a skull
• la cranne ès os crouaîsis = skull and crossbones
• l’s os d’la tèrre = certain stones left through superstition in fields