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cheverel1 (c.1180)

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cheverel1 (c.1180)

ceverel,  cheverau,  cheverell,  chevereu  (cheverol,  cheveres (l. cheveré) chiveres (l. chiverés)  bibb MS (O) 346r ),
pl. chavriaus,  chavriauz,  chevereaus,  cheverelx,  chiveraux  
  FEW:  capra 2/i,295a Gdf: GdfC:  chevrel 9,77a TL: chevrel 2,337 DEAF:  chievre (chevrel)  DMF:  chevreau  TLF:  chevreau  OED:  cheverel n.1  MED:  cheverel(le n.  DMLBS:

s.

1 zool.mammals kid, young goat
( c.1180; MS: s.xiii2 )  Une chevre voleit aler a u pasture poeit trover Sun cheverol apela a li  MARIE Fables 326.89.3
( MS: s.xiii2 )  edus: cheverel  TLL ii 3.4
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Les chavriaus qui laitent sunt milhor que les autres qui sunt de grignor eage  Waterford busby S.267.69.3
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Cheveraus (var. (Y: s.xiv1) chevereaus;  (O: s.xv1) cheveres (l. cheverés) ) cheyrist, e tor torreye (M.E. kide motereþ bole belleþ)  bibb MS (C) 5r
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Quant des herdes sount de bestes ? [...] beovee dé cheveraus, sondre des pors  TWITI2 12.152
( 1332 )  .iiij. peux de cheverel por faire diverses correies, ung peux de cheverel blaunk por coverir bacinetz  Arms and Armour1 68.30
( c.1375?; MS: s.xv1 )  il a la pur vendre boefs, vaccez, bovettiez, velez, [...] kedeaux, cheverelx, asneis, mules  Liber Donati 23
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Chiveraux & porceles e gelinez (M.E. Kydes, pygges & hennes)  Fem2 82.4
( 1435-6 )  John de Seguery .C. pell de ceverel  Port Bk foster 54
2skinskid-skin
( 1397 )  .j. portos de mesne volum, coverez de cheverel rouge  Gloucester Inventory 298
3 name (used as a surname)
( 1289 )  Tristram le Cheverell  Family Names Cheverall

See also:

cheverelmongere  cheverer1  cheveret  cheverie  cheveril1  cheverot  cheverun1  chevre 
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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