theve

Middle English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθɛːv(ə)/

Etymology 1

Apparently a back-formation from thevethorn.

Noun

theve (uncountable)

(rare) A copse; a group of shrubs (probably referring to the thevethorn)

Descendants

⇒ English: feaberry, faeberry, faiberry, fayberry

References

“thẹ̄ve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English *þeofu, from Proto-West Germanic *þebu.

Alternative forms

theyve

Noun

theve (uncountable)

(rare) A ewe lamb of the first year.

Descendants

English: theave, thaive, thave

References

“thẹ̄ve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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