"schaven" meaning in Middle English

See schaven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃaːvən/
Etymology: From Old English sċafan, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|enm|ang|sċafan}} Old English sċafan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*skaban}} Proto-West Germanic *skaban Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} schaven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|schav|schof|schov|schav|c=6|w=ed|y=2}} Forms: strong weak [table-tags], schaven [infinitive], to schaven [infinitive], schave [infinitive], schave [first-person, present, singular], schof [first-person, past, singular], schaved [first-person, past, singular], schavest [present, second-person, singular], schove [past, second-person, singular], schof [past, second-person, singular], schavedest [past, second-person, singular], schaveth [present, singular, third-person], schof [past, singular, third-person], schaved [past, singular, third-person], schave [present, singular, subjunctive], schove [past, singular, subjunctive], schaved [past, singular, subjunctive], schave [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], schaven [plural, present], schave [plural, present], schoven [past, plural], schove [past, plural], schaveden [past, plural], schavede [past, plural], schaveth [imperative, plural, present], schave [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], schavynge [participle, present], schavende [participle, present], schaven [participle, past], schave [participle, past], schaved [participle, past], yschaven [participle, past], yschave [participle, past], yschaved [participle, past]
  1. To scrape or scratch, especially into pieces:
    To make sharp or smooth; to hone or whet.
    Sense id: en-schaven-enm-verb-9w36WV6-
  2. To scrape or scratch, especially into pieces:
    To abrase surgically; to file off.
    Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-schaven-enm-verb-AFLElvmQ Disambiguation of Hair: 2 11 20 33 29 5 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: 12 11 13 9 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 2 3 16 7 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 10 11 9 3 2 5 2 2 2 3 2 3 19 6 4 4 3
  3. To scrape or scratch, especially into pieces:
    To rub away or wipe out; to eliminate by abrasion.
    Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-schaven-enm-verb-RdQowxTs Disambiguation of Hair: 2 11 20 33 29 5
  4. To razor hair; to use a unpaired blade to cut hair:
    To shave; to remove all hair in a given area.
    Categories (topical): Hair, Surgery
    Sense id: en-schaven-enm-verb-gGqQghyF Disambiguation of Hair: 2 11 20 33 29 5 Disambiguation of Surgery: 0 0 27 41 27 4
  5. To razor hair; to use a unpaired blade to cut hair:
    To cut hair closely or fully.
    Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-schaven-enm-verb-iGtDxH5U Disambiguation of Hair: 2 11 20 33 29 5
  6. To dice or chop off; to eliminate by cutting.
    Sense id: en-schaven-enm-verb-4HM1rETF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shaven, schave, shave Related terms: schaver, schavynge, shave

Alternative forms

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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schove",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schof",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schavedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schaveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schof",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schaved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schave",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schove",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schaved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schave",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schaven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schave",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schoven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schove",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schaveden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schavede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schaveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schave",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schavynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schavende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schaven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schave",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schaved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yschaven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yschave",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yschaved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "schaven",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "schav",
        "2": "schof",
        "3": "schov",
        "4": "schav",
        "c": "6",
        "w": "ed",
        "y": "2"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "schaver"
    },
    {
      "word": "schavynge"
    },
    {
      "word": "shave"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To scrape or scratch, especially into pieces:",
        "To make sharp or smooth; to hone or whet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scrape",
          "scrape"
        ],
        [
          "scratch",
          "scratch"
        ],
        [
          "pieces",
          "pieces"
        ],
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ],
        [
          "hone",
          "hone"
        ],
        [
          "whet",
          "whet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To scrape or scratch, especially into pieces:",
        "To abrase surgically; to file off."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scrape",
          "scrape"
        ],
        [
          "scratch",
          "scratch"
        ],
        [
          "pieces",
          "pieces"
        ],
        [
          "abrase",
          "abrase"
        ],
        [
          "surgically",
          "surgically"
        ],
        [
          "file",
          "file"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To scrape or scratch, especially into pieces:",
        "To rub away or wipe out; to eliminate by abrasion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scrape",
          "scrape"
        ],
        [
          "scratch",
          "scratch"
        ],
        [
          "pieces",
          "pieces"
        ],
        [
          "rub",
          "rub"
        ],
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ],
        [
          "wipe out",
          "wipe out"
        ],
        [
          "eliminate",
          "eliminate"
        ],
        [
          "abrasion",
          "abrasion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To razor hair; to use a unpaired blade to cut hair:",
        "To shave; to remove all hair in a given area."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "razor",
          "razor"
        ],
        [
          "unpaired",
          "unpaired"
        ],
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ],
        [
          "shave",
          "shave"
        ],
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "given",
          "given"
        ],
        [
          "area",
          "area"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To razor hair; to use a unpaired blade to cut hair:",
        "To cut hair closely or fully."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "razor",
          "razor"
        ],
        [
          "unpaired",
          "unpaired"
        ],
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "closely",
          "closely"
        ],
        [
          "fully",
          "fully"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To dice or chop off; to eliminate by cutting."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dice",
          "dice"
        ],
        [
          "chop",
          "chop"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ],
        [
          "eliminate",
          "eliminate"
        ],
        [
          "cutting",
          "cutting"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃaːvən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "shaven"
    },
    {
      "word": "schave"
    },
    {
      "word": "shave"
    }
  ],
  "word": "schaven"
}

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