schyfe

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • schyffe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skibō-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃif(ə)/, /ˈʃiːf(ə)/

Noun

schyfe (plural schyfes)

  1. A splinter or fragment of the woody part of flax after beating.

Descendants

  • English: shive
  • Yola: shives (plural)

References

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