chavoir

Old French

Etymology

From Latin capere.

Verb

chavoir

1. alternative infinitive of chevoir
   • 13^th century, anonymous author, Livre de Sidrac:

     Combien puet estre grant li cielz et enfers de chavoir touz les peuples qui sont et seront ?

     How big can be the Heaven and Hell so that they contain all the people that are and will be?