g'vil'ye

Norman

Alternative forms

• gvil (Sark)

Etymology

From a variant of Old French cheville, from Vulgar Latin *cāvicla < *cāvicula, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”).

Noun

g'vil'ye f (plural g'vil'yes)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) ankle

Synonyms

• quelousse (continental Normandy)
• colet d'pid (Guernsey)