Noun: chymeneye
| Sg. | chymeneye |
| Pl. | chymeneyes |
Genitive
Dative
Sample Sentences
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Þerfor þei ſchulen be as a morewtid cloude and as þe deew of morewtid, þat paſſiþ forþ as duſt rauyſchide bi whirlewynd fro þe corn floor and as ſmoke of a chymenei (And so they will be like the morning cloud, and the dew of the morning which dissipates, as dust lifted by whirlwind from the corn floor, and like the smoke of a chimney.) [a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Osee 13:3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:]
Nouns inflected like chymeneye
schimeringe,
synger,
serche,
sengle,
snoute,
saucer,
sauter,
sapour,
saphir,
sachel,
sculle,
scrape,
scrowe,
scisme,
sclate,
schyfe,
schyve,
schole,
schere,
schave, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Borrowed from Anglo-Norman chimeneie, chimenee (Francien cheminee), from Late Latin camīnāta.
2. Forms starting with k- are from Old Northern French queminee; forms ending in -th are from early Old French *chemenethe.
Verbs referencing "chymeneye"
English Nouns
chimney.
Translations