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)
- 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.