Middle English Dictionary Entry
clivie n.
Entry Info
| Forms | clivie n. Pl. clives. |
| Etymology | Cp. OF clavon. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A fastening device on the front of a plow beam, ?a clevis.
Associated quotations
- a1325 Gloss.Bibbesw.(Cmb Gg.1.1)923 : Devaunt la claie [Arun: haye] sunt clavouns [Trin-C glossed: the clives] Ou sunt atachez les tenouns.
- c1350 Cmb.Ee.4.20.Nominale (Cmb Ee.4.20)857 : Lapparayle pur charue..Soche et esclauoun [read: clauoun], Cultir and clyuye.