theve

== Middle English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθɛ̞ːv(ə)/ === Etymology 1 === Apparently a back-formation from thevethorn. ==== Noun ==== theve (uncountable) (rare) A copse; a group of shrubs (probably referring to the thevethorn) ===== Descendants ===== ⇒ English: feaberry, faeberry, faiberry, fayberry ==== References ==== “thẹ̄ve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English *þeofu, from Proto-West Germanic *þebu. ==== Alternative forms ==== theyve ==== Noun ==== theve (uncountable) (rare) A ewe lamb of the first year. ===== Descendants ===== English: theave, thaive, thave ==== References ==== “thẹ̄ve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.