ouaîsé

Norman

Alternative forms

• ouésé (continental Normandy)
• ouaîthé (Saint Ouen)
• weze (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French oisel, from Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ouaîsé m (plural ouaîsieaux)

1. (Jersey) bird
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 515:

     P'tit à p'tit l'ouaisé fait sen nic.

     Little by little the bird builds her nest.

Derived terms

• ouaîsé â blié (“wryneck”)

Related terms

• ouaîselîn (“birds”)