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chiveEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English chive~cyve, from Old French chive~cive, from Latin cēpa (“onion”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗chiveEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English chive, chyve, variant of chith, chyth, from Old English ċīþ (“shoot, scion, sprout”). Doublet of chit and scion.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗chiveEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From Romani chive, chiv, chivvomengro (“knife, dagger, blade”).
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Is John 7:23 the first Gothic use of the verb?
Not established. The translation belongs to a fourth-century tradition, the surviving codex is early sixth century, and no complete lost-text or spoken-language archive exists.
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