Middle English Dictionary Entry
stīve n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | stīve n.(1) Also (in cpd.) stif-. |
| Etymology | Prob. from OF estive, var. of estuve; for OF form see quot. ?a1425 in ME steu(e n.(2) 1.(c). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. steu(e n.(2), stuphe n.
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Associated quotations
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fri.(Manly-Rickert)D.1332 : Peter, so been wommen of the styues [rime: lyues; vr. stewes]..yput out of my cure.
- a1450 PPl.B (Bod 814)6.72 : Styuehous [Ld: Ionet of þe stues].
- a1450 PPl.B (Bod 814)20.159 : Stif-hous [Ld: a wenche of þe stuwes].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. stive.