Middle English Dictionary Entry
cīcle n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cīcle n. |
| Etymology | OF (from L cyclus). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A recurring period consisting of a fixed number of years, a cycle.
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)5.377 : In þis Iustinus his sevenþe ȝere was fulfilled þe greet cicle of þe Ester terme, þat conteyneþ fyve hondred ȝere and two and þritty from Cristes passioun.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.271 : Marianus Scot..was war firste, oþer al oon, of Denys Exiguis his discord aȝenst þe soþenesse of þe gospel, in acountynge of cicles [and] of ȝeres.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)122b/a : Þe cicle and þe cours of þe mone..conteyneþ twelue comoun ȝeres [etc.].