hive, hyfe

[A. S. hiw=a house, found only in composition, as hiwisc a household; hiwan = domestics; Icel. hjú =a household.] I. Literally: 1. A box or basket for the reception and habitation of a swarm of bees. "They work their waxen lodgings in their hives." Dryden: Virgil; Georgic iv. 81 2. A swarm of bees; the bees inhabiting a hive. "The commons, like an angry hive of bees." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. II . , iii. 2. IMG:content-1198.png:[blocks in formation] 1. To collect, gather, or store for future use or enjoyment. " Hiving wisdom with each studious year."- Byron . 2. To contain; to receive, as in a place of deposit. "Where all delicious sweets are hived." -Cleveland. B. In trans.: To reside in a collective body; to take shelter or swarm together. "Drones hive not with me." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice , ii. 5. hive-le , *hive'-le e, a . [Eng. hive ; -le .] Destitute or deprived of a hive; having no hive. hiv-er, 8. [Eng. hiv (e); -er.] One who collects or puts bees into hives. "Let the hiver drink a cup of good beer, and wash his hands and face therewith."-Mortimer: Husbandry.