chesteyne

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === chasteine, chasten, chasteyn, chaston, chestan, chestayn, chesten, chestein, chesteyn, chestyn, cheston, kesteyn === Etymology === From a combination of Old French chastaigne and Old English ċisten, both from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛsˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /t͡ʃasˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛstən/ Rhymes: -æi̯n(ə) === Noun === chesteyne (plural chesteynes) A chestnut tree (tree of the genus Castanea) A chestnut; the nut of the chestnut tree. (rare) chestnut wood. ==== Descendants ==== English: chesten (obsolete) ⇒ English: chestnut → Middle Scots: chastnut (calque) Scots: chestnut Middle Scots: chastan, chasten, chestane ==== References ==== “chesteine, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 April 2018.