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ouaîsé

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Etymology

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From Old French oisel, from Late Latin aucellus m (little bird), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (bird), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ouaîsé m (plural ouaîsieaux)

  1. (Jersey) bird
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 515:
      P'tit à p'tit l'ouaisé fait sen nic.
      Little by little the bird builds her nest.

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