gvil

Norman

Alternative forms

g'vil'ye (Jersey)

Etymology

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

Noun

gvil f (plural gvils)

(Sark, anatomy) ankle

Synonyms

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

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