vèrgue
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: vergue
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin virga (“shoot, rod stick”) (compare Middle French verge (“rod or wand of office”)), of unknown origin.
Noun[edit]
vèrgue f (plural vèrgues)
Synonyms[edit]
- (penis): pinaette (Guernsey)
Derived terms[edit]
- aver l'vent souôs vèrgue (“to scud before the wind”)
- vèrdgette (“cane, switch”)
- vèrgue dé cacatouais (“royal yard”)
- vèrgue d'heune (“topsail yard”)
- vèrgue d'mîsaine (“foreyard”)
- vèrgue d'pèrrotchet (“topgallant yard”)