schyve

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

schive, shive, shyve

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English *sċīfe, from Proto-West Germanic *skībā, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːv(ə)/

Noun[edit]

schyve (plural schyves)

A slice or slab (usually of food)

Related terms[edit]

schyvere

Descendants[edit]

English: shive
Scots: shive

References[edit]

“shīve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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