ch'min
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Norman
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- c'mîn (Jersey)
Etymology
[edit]From Old French chemin, from Vulgar Latin cammīnus (“way”), from Gaulish [Term?].
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ch'min m (plural ch'mins)
- (Guernsey) path
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 534:
- Si le soleil est rouage au sèr, / Ch'est pour biau temps aver, / S'il est rouage au matin, / Ch'est la mare au chemin.
- If the sun sets red, it is a sign of fine weather, but when he rises red, you may expect pools of water on the road.
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