dgiâbl'ye

Norman

Etymology

From Old French diable, deable, a semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

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Noun

dgiâbl'ye m (plural dgiâbl'yes)

1. (Jersey, religion) devil
2. (Jersey) stag beetle

Derived terms

• bourse au dgiâbl'ye (“mermaid's purse”)
• cheintuthe au dgiâbl'ye (“shingles”)
• chrysanthème au dgiâbl'ye (“deadly nightshade”)
• dgiâbliéthie (“devilry”)
• dgiâbliotîn (“imp, little devil; Christmas cracker”)
• dgiâbl'ye en brousse, dgiâbl'ye dans la brousse (“love-in-a-mist”)