chymeneye

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === chemyney, chimenai, chimeney, chiminee, chymenay, chymenei, chymeney, chymne, chymney, chymneye, chymny, chymynay chymnay, chymneth, kymenay (Northern); chemmyne, chimna, chimnay, chymna (Early Scots) === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman chimeneie, chimenee (Francien cheminee), from Late Latin camīnāta. Forms starting with k- are from Old Northern French queminee; forms ending in -th are from early Old French *chemenethe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃim(i)ˈnæi̯(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃim(i)næi̯(ə)/, /-eː/ === Noun === chymeneye (plural chymeneyes) A hearth; where a fire is lit. A chimney; a ventilation chamber for smoke. A device for heating; an oven or furnace. (rare, figurative) Something which heats or ventilates. ==== Descendants ==== English: chimney (dialectal chimley) Middle Scots: chimnayScots: chimley, chimlie Yola: gimlie → Middle Welsh: simnai Welsh: simnai ==== References ==== “chimenẹ̄, -ei, -ai, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 July 2018.