Jèrriais words of Norse origin
This is a non-comprehensive list of words of Norse origin in Jèrriais. Some words have also been borrowed into French or English (sometimes via Norman)
| ain | hook |
| bel | (court)yard |
| bète | bait |
| bîngue | skip, basket |
| bliâse | fog, mist |
| blyîntchi | blink |
| bôlinne | bowline |
| bru | bride |
| brueûtchet | brisket |
| bruman | bridegroom |
| cotte | sty, cave |
| crabe | crab |
| cricots | eyes |
| cro | hook |
| dalle | opening in pigsty for feeding |
| dalot | scupper |
| drannet | net |
| dun | down |
| êcrède | scale (fish) |
| êcréder | scrape |
| êcrilyi | slide, slip |
| ênas | remains |
| enhalaûdes | hobbles, fetters |
| êtâne | stem (of boat) |
| êtibotchi | stir up, tease |
| fa | suit |
| fale | throat |
| fliandre | flounder |
| fliée | limpet |
| fliotchet | flock |
| gabet | weathercock |
| gênotte | crocus |
| gîndas | windlass |
| gradile | (black)currant |
| graie | do, make, repair, fix |
| la graie | harness |
| greune | rock below surface of water |
| hague | haw |
| han | galingale |
| hardelle | girl |
| haû | tope (originally shark) |
| haûbans | shrouds |
| haûgard | stackyard |
| haûter | doze |
| have | shrimping net |
| hâvre | harbour |
| hèrnais | cart |
| honmard | lobster |
| horfi | garfish |
| hougue | mound |
| houle | hole |
| hueûlîn | small spidercrab |
| ladgi | set |
| laûner | waste (time) |
| mauve | seagull |
| melgreu | marram grass |
| melle | ring |
| mèr | landmark (usually rock) |
| mèrcrole | coot |
| meûque | rancid |
| mielle | dune |
| mogue | mug |
| mucre | damp |
| naûmier | to fine |
| pouque | bag |
| râtchillon | apple core |
| ris | reef (sail) |
| rîsi | to reef |
| run | space, room |
| sandron | lugworm |
| stégrîn | stingy |
| stipanne | beating |
| super | slurp |
| tangon | oarweed |
| tangue | tang (of tool) |
| tchelle | keel |
| tchèrlîngue | keelson |
| tîl’ye | adze |
| tondre | tinder |
| tro | trough |
| videco | woodcock |
| vitchet | small door, wicket |
| vlicot | winkle |
| vlique | whelk |
| s’vouaûtrer | wallow |
| vrai | seaweed |
| vrangue | ship’s bottom |
Sources:
Dictionnaire Jersiais-Français (Le Maistre 1966)
Les Vikings et les Patois de Normandie et des Îles Anglo-Normandes (Renaud 2008)
A Brief History of Jèrriais (Spence 1993)