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)