chastein (1279)

chastein (1279)

  FEW:  castanea 2/i,465b Gdf: GdfC:  chastain 9,57b TL: chastaigne (chastain)  DEAF:  chastaigne  DMF:  châtain  TLF:  châtain  OED: MED: DMLBS:  castaneus 293c
casteyn,  chasten,  chasteyn  

a.

1colour chestnut-coloured, reddish brown
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  […] vyns chasteyns qi n’est de tut rouges  12.94
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1279 )  Robert Chasten  Chaston
( 1327 )  Amabli Casteyn  Caston
( 1327 )  John Chasteyn  Chaston
chasteine  chasteiner 
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