"chesteyne" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɛsˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /t͡ʃasˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛstən/
Rhymes: -æi̯n(ə) Etymology: From a combination of Old French chastaigne and Old English ċisten, both from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:chastaigne|:inh|ang:ċisten}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "sweet chestnut", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Pre-Greek", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qsb-grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "castanea", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "chastaigne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":bor", "3" : "grc:κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ <id:sweet chestnut>", "id" : "chestnut" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "castanea", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*kastannjā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ċisten", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "chesteyne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="chesteyne">, {{der|enm|fro|chastaigne}} Old French chastaigne, {{der|enm|ang|ċisten}} Old English ċisten, {{der|enm|la|castanea}} Latin castanea, {{der|enm|grc|καστάνεια}} Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} chesteyne, {{enm-noun}} chesteyne (plural chesteynes) Forms: chesteynes [plural], chasteine [alternative], chasten [alternative], chasteyn [alternative], chaston [alternative], chestan [alternative], chestayn [alternative], chesten [alternative], chestein [alternative], chesteyn [alternative], chestyn [alternative], cheston [alternative], kesteyn [alternative]
  1. A chestnut tree (tree of the genus Castanea)
    Sense id: en-chesteyne-enm-noun-FALb0wSQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Trees Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 49 26 24 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 59 21 20 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 76 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Trees: 51 41 7
  2. A chestnut; the nut of the chestnut tree.
    Sense id: en-chesteyne-enm-noun--xMihecl Categories (other): Nuts, Trees Disambiguation of Nuts: 25 46 30 Disambiguation of Trees: 51 41 7
  3. (rare) chestnut wood. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chesteyne-enm-noun-tehUpcnu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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