Steven

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Steven \Ste"ven\, n. [AS. stefn, stemn, voice; akin to D. stem,
     G. stimme, Goth. stibna.]
     1. Voice; speech; language. [Obs. or Scot.]
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              Ye have as merry a steven


              As any angel hath that is in heaven.  --Chaucer.
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     2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     {To set steven}, to make an appointment. [Obs.]
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              They setten steven for to meet
              To playen at the dice.                --Chaucer.
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