g'vil'ye

Norman

Alternative forms
  • gvil (Sark)
  • quevîle (Continental Norman)

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)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy) ankle

Synonyms
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