schyve

Middle English

Alternative forms

• schive, shive, shyve

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *sċīfe, from Proto-West Germanic *skībā, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːv(ə)/

Noun

schyve (plural schyves)

1. A slice or slab (usually of food)

Related terms

• schyvere

Descendants

• English: shive
• Scots: shive

References

• “shīve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.