bever

See also: Bever

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English beveren (“to tremble”), frequentative form of Old English beofian, bifian (“to tremble, be moved, shake, quake”), from Proto-Germanic *bibōną, *bibjaną (“to quake, shiver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyǝ- (“to frighten, be afraid”). Cognate with Dutch bibberen (“to shiver, quiver”), Low German beveren (“to shiver”), Dutch beven (“to quake”), German beben (“to quake, tremble”), Swedish bäva (“to quake, tremble”), Icelandic bifa (“to budge, be moved”), Latin foedus (“disgusting, shocking, abominable, heinous”).

Pronunciation

Verb

bever (third-person singular simple present bevers, present participle bevering, simple past and past participle bevered)

  1. (intransitive) To tremble; shake; quiver; shiver.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, page 25:
      Wherefore King Ban and King Bors made them ready, and dressed their shields and harness, and they were so courageous that many knights shook and bevered for eagerness.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

  1. Alternative spelling of bevor
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene
      And, passing forward with furious affret, / Pierst through his bever and quite into his brow.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 8:
      Some close helmets have a farther improvement called a bever, the bever when closed covers the mouth and chin, and either lifts up by revolving on the same pivots as the visor, or lets down by means of two or more pivots on each side near the jaws, in which case the bever consists of several laminæ or plates, one shutting over the other.

Etymology 3

Anglo-Norman bever, from Old French beivre (“drinking, drink, to drink”) (French boire), from Latin bibō.

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

  1. A drink.
    • J. Fletcher
      Bid my subsizar carry my hackney to the buttery, and give him his bever; it is a civil and sober beast, and will drink moderately.
  2. (now rare, archaic) A snack or light refreshment between meals.
    • 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, […], printed at London: […] Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
      , II.2:
      It seemeth that wee daily shorten the use of this, and that in our houses (as I have seene in mine infancie) breakfasts, nunchions, and beavers [transl. collations] should be more frequent and often used than now adayes they are.
    • 1604, Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus:
      Thirty meals a day and ten bevers.
    • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:
      Very softly I boiled water, made a sandwich from the remains of the luncheon roast chicken, scalded the Twining creature. Then I softly carried my bever to the study on a tray […].
  3. A time for drinking.
  4. A mixture of cider and water.
Synonyms

Verb

bever (third-person singular simple present bevers, present participle bevering, simple past and past participle bevered)

  1. (obsolete) To take a light repast between meals.

Etymology 4

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

  1. Obsolete form of beaver.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bēver, from Old Dutch *bever, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeː.vər/
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  • Rhymes: -eːvər
  • Hyphenation: be‧ver

Noun

bever m (plural bevers, diminutive bevertje n)

  1. beaver

Derived terms

Descendants

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ ver

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛvɛr]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ver

Verb

bever

  1. (transitive, of one's head) to knock (into something -ba/-be)
    A kisfiú véletlenül beverte a fejét az asztalba. ― The little boy accidentally knocked his head into the table.
  2. (transitive, of nails) to drive in (-ba/-be)
    Beverte a szögeket a falba. ― S/he drove the nails into the wall.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • beverés

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin bibō, bibere.

Verb

bever (Latin spelling)

  1. to drink

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bever, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.

Noun

bēver m

  1. beaver

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “bever”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “bever”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • beofer, bevyre, bevre, beuer

Etymology

From Old English beofor, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.

Pronunciation

  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /bøːvər/
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛːvər/

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

  1. beaver
  2. Beaver fur, skin, or pelt, or a similar cloth.

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German bever (compare with Dutch bever, German Biber and English beaver). The word replaced Old Norse bjórr (compare with Norwegian Nynorsk bjor).

Noun

bever m (definite singular beveren, indefinite plural bevere or bevre or bevrer, definite plural beverne or bevrene)

  1. a beaver (aquatic mammal)
    En bever kan veie opptil 40 kg.
    A beaver can weigh up to 40 kg.
  2. a beaver's fur
    Kåpen er av bever.
    The coat is made of beaver fur.
  3. a 6 to 8 year old member of the Scouts

References

  • “bever” in The Ordnett Dictionary
  • “bever” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • Article in Store norske leksikon ("great Norwegian encyclopedia") on beavers.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German bever (compare Dutch bever, German German Biber and English beaver). The word replaced Old Norse bjórr (compare Norwegian Nynorsk bjor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːʋɛr/

Noun

bever m (definite singular beveren, indefinite plural beverar, definite plural beverane)

  1. beaver (aquatic mammal), a roden of the genus Castor, specifically the European beaver, Castor fiber
    Ein bever kan vege opptil 40 kg.
    A beaver can weigh up to 40 kg.
  2. a beaver's fur
    Kåpa er av bever.
    The coat is made of beaver fur.
  3. a 6 to 8 year old member of the Scouting

Synonyms

  • bjor

References

  • “bever” in The Ordnett Dictionary
  • “bever” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Article in Store norske leksikon ("great Norwegian encyclopedia") on beavers.

Old French

Etymology 1

see beivre

Verb

bever

  1. Alternative form of beivre

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *bebruz. More at English beaver.

Noun

bever m (oblique plural bevers, nominative singular bevers, nominative plural bever)

  1. beaver (mammal)

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin bibō, bibere.

Verb

bever

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to drink
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