Obs. Also 6 cyuet, siuet, siueth. [a. F. civette dim. of cive: see CHIVE. (Misprinted in 16th c. herbals sinet and sweth.)] = CIVE or CHIVE (Allium Schænoprasum).
1531. MS. Acc. St. John’s Hosp., Canterb., Itm, for Cyuet sede.
1548. Turner, Names of Herbes, Gethium … a ciuet. Ibid. (1562), Herbal, II. 9 a. Getion is called in Englishe a Cyue, or a Ciuet, or a Chyue. Ibid., II. 101 b. Our siuet called in Duche schnitlauch is gethium.
1578. Lyte, Dodoens, V. lxxv. 643. Turner … Englisheth by al these names a Cyue, a Ciuet, a Chyue, or Sweth.
1597. Gerarde, Herball, I. lxxxvii. Ciues is called … in English Ciues, Chiues, Ciuet and Sweth.
1712. J. James, trans. Le Blond’s Gardening, 65. Fine small Grass, resembling Civet.
