Peat and turf

October 10th, 2017

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Peat and turf

Office du JerriaisGuernsey, Minority Languages, Normandy, vocabulary

peat =
deune #Jèrriais
gorban #Guernésiais
bllête / torve #normaund https://t.co/qWUc5T4Ll7

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) October 15, 2017

bliête #Jèrriais = turf
souos la bliête = six feet under/pushing up daisies
bliêter = throw clod(s) of turf (at someone)

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) October 15, 2017

besides meaning turf in general, bliête also refers to a clod of dried turf used time past as fuel for domestic fires #Jèrriais

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) October 15, 2017

épis nou l'èrbliêtit – then they threw another clod of turf at him #Jèrriais

— L'Office du Jèrriais (@le_jerriais) October 15, 2017