"chest" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɛːst/ Forms: chestes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛːst Etymology: From Old English ċeast, ceas (“quarrel, strife”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ċeast}} Old English ċeast, {{m|ang|ceas|t=quarrel, strife}} ceas (“quarrel, strife”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chest, {{enm-noun|pl=chestes}} chest (plural chestes)
  1. fighting, strife, battle Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-chest-enm-noun-enm:discord Disambiguation of Violence: 56 13 13 10 8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 23 12 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 23 24 18 15
  2. quarrelling, disputation
    Sense id: en-chest-enm-noun-wYA5ksGt Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 23 12 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 23 24 18 15
  3. (rare) turmoil, discord Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chest-enm-noun-KoDl5~yi Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 23 12 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 23 24 18 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheste, cheeste, cheaste, chyaste, chast
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} chest
  1. Alternative form of geste (“tale”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: geste (extra: tale)
    Sense id: en-chest-enm-noun-enm:tale Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 23 12 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 23 24 18 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} chest
  1. Alternative form of cheste (“chest”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cheste (extra: chest)
    Sense id: en-chest-enm-noun-enm:chest Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 25 23 12 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 23 24 18 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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