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cheville (c.1150)

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

cheville (c.1150)

cavele,  cavelle,  caville;  chavil;  cevile;  chevelie,  chevil,  chevile,  chevilla;  chivele;  chivil,  chiville;  kevele,  kevelle,  kevil,  kevile,  keville,  kevyl,  kevyle;  kivele,  kivil,  kivile,  kivill,  kiville,  kyvil,  kyvile;  queville,  quivile,  quivillie  (chuvelle ),
(pl. civillis  TLL ii 113.72 knulle (l. kiville)  Vis Tond 321 kyuyl (l. kyvyl)  Nominale 45)  
  FEW:  clavicula 2/i,759b Gdf: GdfC:  cheville 9,76a TL: cheville 2,372 DEAF:   cheville  DMF:  cheville  TLF:  cheville  OED: MED: DMLBS:

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1implementpeg, nail
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Rompent cordes, depecent tref, Fruissent keviles de la nef  S Nichol wace 244
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  clavum: kevil  TLL ii 89.165
( MS: s.xiii1 )  capulus: pin, kivil  TLL ii 104.161
( MS: c.1250 )  hec cavilla: cheville  TLL i 421.102
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiiiex )  cleu ne queville de fer  Lapid 142
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Clowes, kyvyls et guenchons (M.E. Nayles, pynnes and lathes)  Nominale 446
(wooden) gag
( 1275; MS: c.1282 )  la lya mains et piez et puis de grosse kevilles les kevilla, ke eus ne poent […] braer ou crier  Plac Cor (C) 4
2fig.peg, quibble
( 1313 )  Tot nostre dreit pende sour un petit kevil  YBB Ed II xiv.ii 160
3implementwedge, chisel (?)
( MS: s.xiiiex )  cuneus: (D) gallice kivil  TLL ii 161
4bar, fastening bolt, fastening
( MS: s.xiii2 )  branchia: kivil  TLL i 160
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  pessulum: keville  TLL ii 84.158
5anat.ankle
( MS: s.xii2 ) talus: ancleoth, chevilla  Aelfric Gloss 35.6
( MS: s.xiiiin )  cavillarum: cavellesvulgare est  Vernac Glosses 15
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  mous en occirent, taunk ke il furent en sank si ke a chevilles des pees  Turpin 620
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  la kiville du pé  A-N Med i 236
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Mes kevil (M.E. ankel) de pé e kyvil (M.E. pinne) de fust Vodrei jeo bien qe chescun le sust  BIBB ROTH (G) 151
( MS: s.xiiiex )  caville:(C) kyvll (l. kyvil) (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) kevil, onkele)  TLL ii 125.2
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