fourtchi
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Norman[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Northern French forque (“fork”) + -i.
Verb[edit]
fourtchi
- (Jersey) to fork (the ground)
- 2013 March, Geraint Jennings, “Mar martello”, in The Town Crier[1], archived from the original on 13 March 2016, page 20:
- Si ch'est bêtchi, froutchi, houetter - dans l'gardîn coumme au clios, y'a du travas à r'graie.
- Whether its spadework, forks or hoes, whether in the garden or the field, there's work to be done.
Related terms[edit]
- frouque (“fork for digging”)