siècl'ye

Norman

Alternative forms

  • siaeclle (Guernsey)
  • syekly (Sark)
  • syiclle (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French siecle, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin saeculum.

Noun

siècl'ye m (plural siècl'yes)

  1. (Jersey) century (period of 100 years)
    • 2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN:
      Bein. ch'est tréjours pôssibl'ye qu'la faichon a changi avaû l's années et avaû les siècl'yes
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