siaeclle

Norman

Alternative forms
  • siècl'ye (Jersey)
  • syekly (Sark)
  • syiclle (continental Normandy)

Etymology

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

Noun

siaeclle m (plural siaeclles)

  1. (Guernsey) century

References
  • Marie De Garis, Dictiounnaire Angllais-Guernésiais (1982), page 26: century n. siaeclle, siéclle
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