chithe

English

Etymology

From Middle English chithe, chythe, from Old English ċīþ (“scion, shoot, sprout”).

Noun

chithe (plural chithes)

Alternative form of chive

Norman

Etymology

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French cire, chiere, ciere, from Latin cēra.

Noun

chithe f (plural chithes)

(Jersey) wax

Derived terms

chither (“to wax”)

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