† to-shiftv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To divide, separate, distribute.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)]
to-shedc888
to-dealeOE
dealc950
twemea1023
to-doOE
to-shiftc1122
brittenc1175
sunderc1230
depart1297
parta1300
twain15..
dividec1380
minisha1382
dressc1410
dissever1417
sever1435
quarterc1440
distinct1526
videc1540
disperse1548
several1570
separate1581
dirempt1587
distinguish1609
piecemeal1611
discrete1624
dispart1629
slit1645
parcel1652
canton1653
tripartite1653
split1707
carve1711
scind1869
c1122 Anglo-Saxon Chron. ann. 1085 Ac se cyng let to scyfton þone here geond eall þis land to his mannon.
c1122 Anglo-Saxon Chron. ann. 1095 He..into Wealan ferde & his fyrde to scyfte.
c1315 Shoreham i. 721 For þer he hys, he hys al y-hol Ne mey me hym to~schifte.
1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rollsl) I. 97 Noþer water noþer fire myȝte ham to schifte noþer to dele.
1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rollsl) II. 251 Þere..þe longages and tonges of þe bulders were i-schad and to schift.
c1400 tr. Higden (Rolls) VII. 528 (MS. β) So thei beth departed and to schufte [γ scheft] atweyne.
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