"cyve" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːv(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃiːv(ə)/ Forms: cyves [plural], chive [alternative], sive [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cive and Anglo-Norman chive, from Latin cēpa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|cive}} Borrowed from Old French cive, {{bor|enm|xno|cive|chive}} Anglo-Norman chive, {{der|enm|la|cēpa}} Latin cēpa Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cyve, {{enm-noun|cyves}} cyve (plural cyves)
  1. chive (Allium schoenoprasum) Related terms: cyvee
    Sense id: en-cyve-enm-noun-B8RlVLPE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Alliums Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Alliums: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} cyve
  1. Alternative form of sive Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sive
    Sense id: en-cyve-enm-noun-oewhp2En
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "chive"
          },
          "expansion": "English: chive",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: chive"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
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            "3": "sythe"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: sye, sythe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Scots: sye, sythe"
    }
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "cēpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cēpa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French cive and Anglo-Norman chive, from Latin cēpa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cyves",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chive",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sive",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cyves"
      },
      "expansion": "cyve (plural cyves)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "97 3",
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        "chive (Allium schoenoprasum)"
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      "links": [
        [
          "chive",
          "chive"
        ],
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          "Allium schoenoprasum",
          "Allium schoenoprasum#Translingual"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "cyvee"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsiːv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃiːv(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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        "altform": "1"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "sive"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of sive"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "sive",
          "sive#Middle_English"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Alliums"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: chive"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Scots: sye, sythe"
    }
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "cive"
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "cive",
        "4": "chive"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "cēpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cēpa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French cive and Anglo-Norman chive, from Latin cēpa.",
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    {
      "form": "cyves",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chive",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sive",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
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        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "cyve (plural cyves)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cyvee"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "chive (Allium schoenoprasum)"
      ],
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        [
          "chive",
          "chive"
        ],
        [
          "Allium schoenoprasum",
          "Allium schoenoprasum#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsiːv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃiːv(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cyve"
}

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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Alliums"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "altform": "1"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "sive"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of sive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sive",
          "sive#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cyve"
}

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