fourtchi

Norman

Alternative forms

froutchi

Etymology

From Old Northern French forque (“fork”) +‎ -i.

Verb

fourtchi

(Jersey) to fork (the ground)
- 2013 March, Geraint Jennings, “Mar martello”, in The Town Crier‎, archived from the original on 13 March 2016, page 20:
  Si ch'est bêtchi, froutchi, houetter - dans l'gardîn coumme au clios, y'a du travas à r'graie.
  Whether its spadework, forks or hoes, whether in the garden or the field, there's work to be done.

Related terms

frouque (“fork for digging”)

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