Middle English Dictionary Entry
chēvē̆n n.
Entry Info
| Forms | chēvē̆n n. Also cheiven, chevan, -in. |
| Etymology | OF cheve(s)ne |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A fish: ?the European chub.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)60 : Rochys, Cheueyne.
- a1450 Terms Assoc.(1) (Rwl D.328)604 : A cheuiene [vr. cheyven] vynnyde, a troyte gobonyd.
- c1450 Treat.Fish.(Yale 171)15 : For the cheven chobe, the tenche, the Ele with a lyne of vj herys. For þe trowyt..and þe greyt cheven with a lyne of ix herys.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)613/42 : Strengula: a cheveyne.
- c1450 Brut-1431(1) (Eg 650)447/17 : Soles, Millet, Chevan.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)574 : Breme, chevyn, base.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)736 : Trowt, Cheven, breme.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (1393) Acc.Exped.Der.in Camd.n.s.52248/6 : Item, per manus eiusdem pro cheveyns et vmbres emptis…eodem die, iiij duc.
Note: Quot. antedates word.