steven

Noun

Ste=ven

CIDE DICTIONARY

steven, n. [AS. stefn, stemn, voice; akin to D. stem, G. stimme, Goth. stibna.].

Voice; speech; language. [1913 Webster]
"Ye have as merry a steven
As any angel hath that is in heaven." [1913 Webster]
An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
"They setten steven for to meet
To playen at the dice." [1913 Webster]

To set steven, to make an appointment. [Obs.]