Tuesday 30 April 2013

Ramsons - d'l'as d's ours

Ursa ajlo 2Y'a eune întérêssante bliog'thie siez Language Log "Ramps, chives, garlic, and other members of the Allium genus". J'avons des difféthentes manniéthes d'ail, d'as ou d'âl:

Language Log has an interesting post on "Ramps, chives, garlic, and other members of the Allium genus". Here are some relevant Jersey plants:

  • ail / as / âl = garlic (Allium sativum)
  • as d's ours / ail des ours / âl des ours = ramsons (Allium ursinum)
  • ail sauvage / as sauvage / âl sauvage = three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum), crow garlic (Allium vineale)
  • gênotte = round-headed leek (Allium sphaerocephalon); may also have been used to refer to crow garlic (Allium vineale)
  • pouothé = leek (Allium ampeloprasum)
  • ouognon = onion (Allium cepa)


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