Chesten, sb. chestnut-tree, Manip.; chesteyn, C, MD; cheston, Voc.—­AF. chestaine, OF. chastaigne; Lat. castanea; from Gr. [Greek:  khastanon].

Chesten-tre, sb. chestnut-tree, MD; chestantre, Voc.

Chesun, sb. cause, occasion, account, S2, H; see Chesoun.

Chesunabile, adj. open to an accusation, H.

CheA deg.en, sb. pl. countries, S; see CuA deg.A deg.e.

Cheuaunce, sb. gain, profit, MD.

Cheuen, v. to succeed, to attain one’s end, MD, C3, P; cheeuen, S2,—­OF. chevir, from chef.  See Cheef.

Cheuesance, sb. success, profit, agreement, MD, PP; cheuisaunce, agreement, bargain, PP, C.—­OF. chevisance.

Cheuesen, v. to procure, to get, MD; chevisen, MD; cheviss, to achieve one’s purpose, S2; cheuyce, to lend, S3.—­OF. chevir (pr. p. chevissant).

Cheuetayn, sb. captain, S2; cheueteyn, MD; cheventeyn, S2, PP, C; cheuentayn, MD, PP; chefetayn, MD; chiveteyn, MD; chiftaigne, PP.—­AF. chevetayn (cheventeyn); Late Lat. capitaneum, from Lat. capit- stem of caput, head.  Cf. Capitain.

Chewen, v. to chew, S, S2; cheowen, MD.—­AS. cA(C)owan, pt. cA(C)aw (pl. cuwon), pp. cowen.

Cheyne, sb. chain, C2; see Chaine.

Chibolle, sb. a small kind of onion, MD, S2, P; chebole, a young onion, Palsg.; chibole, PP; schybbolle, Voc.; chesbolle, Voc.—­OF. ciboule; Late Lat. caepulla from Lat. caepa, onion.  Cp.  It. cipolla, cyboll (Florio) and G. zwiebel, onion (Weigand).

Chiden, v. to chide, dispute, MD; chid, MD; imp. s., S; chit, pr. s., MD, C3; chidden, pt. pl., S, W.—­AS. cA-dan, pt. cA-dde.

Chil, sb. chill, coolness, MD, SkD; chele, S, S2, P.—­AS. ciele (Voc.), cyle.

Chilce, sb. childishness, S. Chilc; for AS. cild+s; see Sievers, 258.  For the French spelling, of. Milce.

Child, sb. child, the child of a noble house, a title of honour, young knight, S; cild, S, MD; childre, pl., S, S3; childer, MD, S, S2; cyldren, S; cheldren, S; childrene, gen., S.—­AS. cild, pl. cild, also cildru, and in O. North, cildo, cildas.

Childen, v. to bring forth children, W2.

Child-had, sb. childhood, S; child-hede, dat., C2.—­AS. cildhAid.