gifl'ye
Norman
Etymology
Of Germanic origins (compare French gifle).
Noun
gifl'ye f (plural gifl'yes)
- (Jersey) slap
Synonyms
- charabouste, girnouffl'ye, mornifl'ye, nord-êt, paffe, talmouse
Hyponyms
- cliamuse, cliaque (“slap in the face”)
Related terms
- bailli eune cliamuse, cliamûser (“to slap in the face”)
- bailli eune paffe, env'yer eune cliaque (“to smack”)
- charbousseter, cliaper, cliatchi (“to slap”)