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To set steven

Steven \Ste"ven\, n. [AS. stefn, stemn, voice; akin to D. stem, G. stimme, Goth. stibna.]

  1. Voice; speech; language. [Obs. or Scot.]

    Ye have as merry a steven As any angel hath that is in heaven.
    --Chaucer.

  2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. [Obs.]
    --Spenser.

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

    They setten steven for to meet To playen at the dice.
    --Chaucer.