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, Le Don Balleine, Mêfie-Te Des Monstres:

     Bein. ch'est tréjours pôssibl'ye qu'la faichon a changi avaû l's années et avaû les siècl'yes

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