s'menchi

Norman

Alternative forms

• sémenchi

Etymology

Verb based on Old Northern French semenche ("seed", noun), from Late Latin sementia, plural of sementium, neuter form derived from Latin sēmentis (“sowing, planting”), itself derived from sēmen (“seed”). Compare French semence.

Verb

s'menchi

1. (Jersey, agriculture) to sow seed

Synonyms

• s'mer

Antonyms

• r'colter (“to harvest”)