"halve" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: halves [plural], halven [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|plural|halves|or|halven}} halve (plural halves or halven)
  1. Alternative form of half Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: half
    Sense id: en-halve-enm-noun-UmgXFeOA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Old English helfe. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|helfe}} Old English helfe Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} halve
  1. Alternative form of helve Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: helve
    Sense id: en-halve-enm-noun-O83cOTMN Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (ce0be54 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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