sicol

Old English

Alternative forms

  • siċel

Etymology

From a West Proto-Germanic *sikilō, related to Middle Dutch sykele (Dutch sikkel), Old High German sichila (German Sichel); ultimately borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sicila, from Latin secula, from seco, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut). Or alternatively from Latin sīcīlis (sickle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsikul/

Noun

sicol f

  1. sickle

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: sikel
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