Cheve, v. n. == succeed in a thing. 856 B. Fr. chevir
Chide, v. a. 2 s. pres. ‘chist.’ O. and N. 1329. AS. cídan
—— v. n. RG. 390
—— == dispute. O. and N. 287
Chief, sb. == chieftain. 1003 B.
Chief, adj. == ‘to hold in chief,’ a law term, applied to those tenants who held their fiefs direct from the king; ‘tenants in capite.’ RG. 472
—— == principal. St Swithin, 22
Chieftain, sb. [cheventeyn]. RG. 386, 400
Chilce, sb. == childishness? M. Ode, 4. Formed from ‘child,’ as ‘milce’ from ‘mild’
Child, sb. RG. 392, 441; [chil]. O. and N. 1438