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