fossaï

See also: fossai

Norman

Alternative forms

• fôssé (Jersey)

Etymology

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Noun

fossaï m (plural fossaïs)

1. (Guernsey) hedge
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 515:

     Ch'n'est pas les ciens qui labourent le pûs près du fossaï qui sont les pûs riches.

     It is not they who plough nearest the hedge who are the richest.