"sive" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsiv(ə)/, /ˈseːv(ə)/, /ˈsif/, /ˈseːf/ Forms: sives [plural]
Etymology: From Old English sife. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|sife}} Old English sife Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sive, {{enm-noun}} sive (plural sives)
  1. sieve, riddle, sile (a device for sifting) Categories (topical): Kitchenware Synonyms: temse
    Sense id: en-sive-enm-noun-PPzrJitJ Disambiguation of Kitchenware: 58 42
  2. (rare) The amount that fits in a sieve. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-sive-enm-noun-O0BeKuTJ Disambiguation of Units of measure: 23 77 Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 6 0 0 8 53 7 8 3 6 2 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 0 0 6 66 5 6 2 4 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ceve, cive, cyve, sife, syfe, syffe, syve

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) The amount that fits in a sieve."
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseːv(ə)/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsif/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈseːf/"
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        "sieve, riddle, sile (a device for sifting)"
      ],
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          "riddle",
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          "sile",
          "sile"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "temse"
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        "The amount that fits in a sieve."
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        "(rare) The amount that fits in a sieve."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsiv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseːv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsif/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseːf/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ceve"
    },
    {
      "word": "cive"
    },
    {
      "word": "cyve"
    },
    {
      "word": "sife"
    },
    {
      "word": "syfe"
    },
    {
      "word": "syffe"
    },
    {
      "word": "syve"
    }
  ],
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}

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