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† cheve, chieve, v. Obs.
Forms: (4 schef), 4–6 cheve, 4–7 chieve, 4, 7 cheeve, 4–5 chefe, (7 chive).
[ME. cheve, a. OF. cheve-r, f. chef head; but in sense 6 aphetic f. Eng. achieve.]
1. intr. To reach an end or object, succeed; usually with adv. well, ill, etc., to get on, fare.
c1300Beket 856 Thanne we miȝte..The bet cheve of oure consail. 1362Langl. P. Pl. A. i. 31 And summe chosen chaffare, to cheeuen þe bettre. a1400Morte Arth. 1841 And nowe has þow chevede soo: it es thyne awene skathe! c1460Townley Myst. 108 Go forth, ylle myght thou chefe. 1563Foxe A. & M. June 1556 One wished them ill to chieue, that should go about such an acte. 1600Holland Livy x. xviii. 363 All things went well and chieved prosperously [res prosperas esse]. 1674Ray N. Country Wds. 10 To Chieve, to succeed: as It chieves nought with him..Fair chieve you, I wish you good luck.
b. To fare well; prosper, thrive, flourish.
1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xviii. 104 Ȝe, cherles, & ȝowre children chieue shal ȝe neure. c1420Pallad. on Husb. xii. 297 Inoculing also in hem hath cheved. 1471Ripley Comp. Alch. ii. xv. in Ashm. (1652) 138 If thou do contrary thy Warke may never cheve. 1611Cotgr., Faire bonne fin, to thriue, cheeue, increase, or prosper well.
2. intr. To make or win one's way, get (to a place); to come, go, proceed: much used in allit. verse. Also to cheve to an end: to come to an end.
c1300St. Brandan 408 After the schip so faste he schef that almest he com therto. c1340Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 63 Þe chauntre of þe chapel cheued to an ende. 1340–70Alisaunder 78 Hee..cheued forthe with þe childe. 1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xvii. i. (1495) 590 Yf thou sowest the seed of a tree fyrste it cheueth and spryngeth forth as an herbe. c1400Destr. Troy 9331 Our londes haue leuyt..and chefen fro hom Vnto a cuntre vnkynd.
3. trans. To come into possession of; gain, acquire, win.
c1340Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1271, I schulde chepen & chose, to cheue me a lorde. Ibid. 1390 Tas [= take] yow þere my cheuicaunce, I cheued no more. c1430Chev. Assigne 16 That he hadde no chylde to cheuene his londis. [1614Davies Eclogue, Willy & Wernocke, O hou it garres old Wernock swinck with glee In that emprise that chiuen featest fame.]
4. intr. To fall to, befall, happen, come to pass.
c1325E.E. Allit. P. B. 1125 If hit cheue þe chaunce vncheryst ho worþe. c1400Destr. Troy 395 Hym chefet thurghe chaunse childer no mo. Ibid. 518 Auntres..Of chiualry & chaunce, þat cheuyt hym before. a1440Sir Degrev. 465 How as evere hit cheve; The knyght takes his leve.
b. impers. with object in dative.
1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xiv. 226 And if he chide or chatre, hym chieueth [v.r. cheueþ] þe worse. a1400Morte Arth. 869 Hade I wytene of this, wele had me chefede. c1400Destr. Troy 5985 Þurghe Achilles chiualry hom cheuyt the worse. 1611Beaum. & Fl. Knt. Burning Pestle i. iii, Foul chive him, he is too merry. 1657Sir A. Cockain Obst. Lady iii. ii, Foul cheeve him for it!
5. intr. To do homage to. Cf. chevage.
c1330R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 111 Whan wrathed Steuen with Dauid of Scotland, Þat wild not tille him cheuen, no bowe vnto his hand. Ibid. 323 Grete was þat linage & many to þam cheued. 1436Pol. Poems (1859) II. 156 God ..Sav Caleys..That ever yt mot wel cheve Unto the crown of mery Yngland, Whils that this world wyll stand.
6. trans. To bring to an end or issue; to finish, accomplish, perform, achieve.
[c1400Destr. Troy Prol. 16 New stories ben now..Cheuyt throughe chaunce & chaungyng of peopull. Ibid. 947 Thies charmys & enchauntementes are cheuit to noght.] 1426Pol. Poems II. 132 Gladly he chevith what so he begynne. c1475Partenay 597, I shall plainly do your commaundement, What-someuer cost it for to cheue. 1530Palsgr. 483/2, I cheve, I bringe to an ende, Je aschieve. |