zichel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sichel. Doublet of sikkel (“sickle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪ.xəl/
  • Hyphenation: zi‧chel
  • Rhymes: -ɪxəl

Noun

zichel f (plural zichels, diminutive zicheltje n)

  1. sickle

Yola

Adjective

zichel

  1. alternative form of zitch
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 86:
      Nore zichel ne'er well, nowe, nore ne'er mey.
      Nor such never will, no (now), nor never may.

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 86
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