Middle English Dictionary Entry
thẹ̄ve n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | thẹ̄ve n.(2) Also (in place name) thave- & (error) thepe. |
| Etymology | Prob. from thẹ̄ve-, 1st element of thẹ̄ve-thorn n.; cp. OE þūf tuft. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) ?Brush, a thicket; ?a bush; ~ bush; (b) ?in place name [see Smith PNElem.2.202; quot. may belong to thef n.(2) or perh. theve n.(1)].
Associated quotations
a
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)490 : Theve: brusch.
- 1468 *Medulla (StJ-C C.22)90b/b : Ramnus: a whyte thorn or a thepe bussh [Stnh: a þefþorne].
b
- (1301) in Ekwall PNLan.84 : Thaueley.