steven

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Plural noun:

stevenssteavenstevvon

1.
(Northern England, Scotland)(now chiefly Northern England, Scotland, otherwise archaic) Voice, especially when loud or strong.
1566, William Addlington, translator, The Golden Asse, Apuleius […] whereby the little birds weening that the spring time had bin come, did chirp and sing in their steven melodiously […]
When Little John heard his master speake, / Well knew he it was his steven.
Then could her Sangsters loud their steven raise.
All nature roar'd in one dire steven; Heaven cried to earth, and earth to heaven.
He […] lifted up his steven To keep the bulwarks of his faith secure.
2.
(obsolete)A request, petition, prayer, or command.
To thee, lady, y make my moon; I praie thee heere my steuen.
3.
(obsolete)A time, occasion.
And that same nyght that the steavyn was sette betwyxte Segwarydes wyff and Sir Trystrames, so Kynge Marke armed and made hym redy ….

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From Middle English steven (voice, command, constitution), from Old English stefn (voice), from *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō (voice), earlier *stemnā, derived from Proto-Indo-European *stómn̥ (mouth, muzzle; (originally) hole?).