We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more
cheveil (s.xii1/3)
Cite this entry

The form cheveus is a cross reference to the following entry:

cheveil (s.xii1/3)

Cite this entry
cevel;  chevel,  chevoil,  chevol,  chevoul,  chevul;  chievel,  chivel; 
pl. chevés,  cheveus,  cheveuz,  chevoilz,  chevous,  chevousz,  chevouz,  chevoz,  chevus,  chevuz;  chewuz;  chivaus,  chivouz;  ceveus,  cevouz  (chiveulx  Man lang ANTS 77.13,  chiveux  Deviance and Power 348.3,  chivis  Pop Med 137)  
  FEW:  capillus 2/i,247b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  chevel 9,75a TL: chevel 2,366 DEAF:  chevel  DMF:  cheveu  TLF:  cheveu  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  capillus 268c

s.

1anat.hair: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  si il ad mal en la teste, Que ses chevols ne pussent crestre  Lapid 215.340
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Si cheveil i ay ars  Cor Lai 327
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Un sul chevoil blesmé ne fu  S Cath barking 1171
( MS: s.xiii1 )  capillis: cheveus  TLL ii 102
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Li clerc dait tundre ses chevouls  Corset ANTS 641
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Absolon ke avoit les chevouz si beaus  Ancren2 149.3
2bot.fine root: 
( MS: c.1300 )  Pernez […] corne de cerf arse, […] les cheveus des aus ars, […]  Pop Med 327.10
se taucer des cheveux
taucer
tirer ses (etc.) cheveux
tirer
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
cheveus