env'yer

Norman

Etymology

From Latin inviō, inviāre (“go through, pass through”), from via (“road, way”). Cognate with French envoyer.

Pronunciation

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Verb

env'yer

1. (Jersey) to send
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 532:

     Mars a enviaï sa vieille trachier des bûquettes.

     March has sent out his old wife to look for sticks.

Antonyms

• r'chéver (“to receive”)

Derived terms

• env'yer eune cliaque (“to smack”)
• env'yer tchitch'un à paître (“to send someone packing”)
• env'yeux (“sender”)
• renv'yer (“to send back”)