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)

(Jersey, anatomy) ankle

Synonyms

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

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