mèrvelle

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare French merveille (“wonder; marvel”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mèrvelle f (plural mèrvelles)

1. (Jersey) wonder
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 533:

     Quand i' plleut ôve vent d'amont, ch'est merveille si tout ne fond.

     When it rains with an east wind, it is a wonder that everything does not melt.