Middle English Dictionary Entry
shǒuve n.
Entry Info
| Forms | shǒuve n. Also shoffe, shofte, (N) scou, chou & (in early name) scove. |
| Etymology | From shǒuven v.; for N forms cp. show(en, vars. of shǒuven v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A push, shove; (b) an onset, attack; (c) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)12033 : Wit scholdur gaf he him a scou [Göt: chou], And sua he wald a feld iesu.
b
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)208 : Thei yaf hem a grete shoure..for at that shofte [F poindre] thei ouerthrewe mo than xl.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)219 : Thei threwe down ccc at the firste shoffe in theire comynge.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)334 : Vpon hem, and lete vs yeve hem a shofte [F empainte].
c
- (1185) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames319 : Wulnod Scoue.