"cave" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaːv(ə)/ Forms: caves [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cave, from Latin cava. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*ḱewh₁-}}, {{bor|enm|fro|cave}} Old French cave, {{der|enm|la|cava}} Latin cava Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cave, {{enm-noun}} cave (plural caves)
  1. A cave or cavern. Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cave-enm-noun--EiIAxTL Disambiguation of Landforms: 38 11 33 17
  2. (by extension) An underground chamber. Tags: broadly Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cave-enm-noun-hERLB-cN Disambiguation of Landforms: 38 11 33 17
  3. A cavity; a hollow. Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cave-enm-noun-P81oEeUO Disambiguation of Landforms: 38 11 33 17 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 17 44 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: caaf, cafe, kafe, kave
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} cave
  1. Alternative form of caven Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: caven Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cave-enm-verb-tCt9O~MI Disambiguation of Landforms: 38 11 33 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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