theve
Middle English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Apparently a back-formation from thevethorn.
Noun edit
theve (uncountable)
- (rare) A copse; a group of shrubs (probably referring to the thevethorn)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “thẹ̄ve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old English *þeofu, from Proto-West Germanic *þebu.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
theve (uncountable)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “thẹ̄ve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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