chaif (s.xii1/3)
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chaif (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  cadere *2/i,24b Gdf:  keine 4,682b GdfC: ∅ TL: chëif 2,341 DEAF:  cheoir (chaive)  / cheoir (cheïf)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED:  goute n.1 (goute caive)  DMLBS:  cadivus 236a / gutta 2 (gutta cadiva) 1117b
kaif; 
f. caive,  cave; 
f. kaive,  kayve,  keive,  keyve; 
f.  chaive,  chauive,  chave,  cheve,  cheyve; 
pl. chais  

a.

gute chaive
1med.pathol.epilepsy, 'falling sickness', neurological condition characterised by seizures: 
( MS: s.xii2 )  Pur la gute chaive al cumencement quant primes li vient [...]  65.4
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  (The emerald) vaut encuntre gute chaive (var. (J: s.xiiiex) chave; (K: s.xiii2) kaive)  121
( MS: s.xivin )  Pur gute caive: Hom ki ad gute kaive […]  210.20
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  En enfirmeté longe sicum est gute caive  ii 263

s.

1med.pathol.epileptic, person who has a neurological condition characterised by seizures: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  (The eagle-stone) Valt as chais par luneisuns  50.562
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  sana paraletics, Feverus, avogles, desvez e kaifs  149
2med.pathol.epilepsy, 'falling sickness', neurological condition characterised by seizures: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le horryble mal de la keyve Trop turmenta la cheytyve  8216
chaement  chair  chance  cheable  cheiure 
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