r'tither

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Norman[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to French retirer.

Verb[edit]

r'tither

  1. (Jersey) to retreat, withdraw, get out
  2. (Jersey) to ebb (of tide)
  3. (Jersey) to take out (money)
  4. (Jersey, reflexive, s'èrtither) to retire (multiple senses)
    • Florence Mary Hacquoil (1902-1988), ‘Nout' Libèrté’
      Ch'avait 'té san întention,
      Dé bâti eune belle maison,
      Ouècque i' pouorrait s'èrtither
      Et un gardin tchultiver.
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