ordgilleux
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Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French orgoillus (“proud”), equivalent to ordgi (“pride”) + -eux (compare French orgueilleux).
Adjective[edit]
ordgilleux m
- (Jersey) conceited
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 524:
- Orguillaeux coume ùn pouâis sûs v'louss.
- As proud as a louse on velvet.
Derived terms[edit]
- ordgilleusement (“conceitedly”)