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

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kaif; 
f.  chaive,  chauive,  chave,  cheyve;  caive,  cave;  kaive,  kayve,  keive,  keyve; 
pl. chais  
  FEW:  cadere *2/i,24b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: chëif 2,341 DEAF:  *chëoir  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1med.epileptic: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  (The eagle-stone) Valt as chais par luneisuns  Lapid 50.562
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  sana paraletics, Feverus, avogles, desvez e kaifs  S Aub 149
2med.pathol.epilepsy: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le horryble mal de la keyve Trop turmenta la cheytyve  S Fran ANTS 8216
gute chaive
med.pathol.epilepsy: 
( MS: s.xii2 )  Pur la gute chaive al cumencement quant primes li vient [...]  Pop Med 65.4
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  (The emerald) vaut encuntre gute chaive (var. (J: s.xiiiex) chave; (K: s.xiii2) kaive)  Lapid 121
( MS: s.xivin )  Pur gute caive: Hom ki ad gute kaive […]  Pop Med 210.20
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  En enfirmeté longe sicum est gute caive  A-N Med ii 263
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