ciefes

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kabisi, from Proto-Germanic *kabisjō (“concubine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi͜y.fes/, [ˈt͡ʃi͜y.ves]

Noun

ċiefes f (nominative plural ċiefesa) (West Saxon)

  1. concubine

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ċiefes ċiefesa, ċiefese
accusative ċiefese ċiefesa, ċiefese
genitive ċiefese ċiefesa
dative ċiefese ċiefesum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: chevese, chivese
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