halver

See also: Halver

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɑːvə(r)

Noun

halver (plural halvers)

a fisherman who places a net to catch fish in the retreating tide
(plural only) sharing in halves
Let's go halvers on the tab tonight.

Quotations

sharing

1816:like a Scotch schoolboy when he finds anything, "Nae halvers and quarters--hale o' mine ain and 'nane o' my neighbour's." — Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Vol.2, 1816

Anagrams

Harvel

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

halver m, f

indefinite plural of halve

Verb

halver

imperative of halvere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

halver f

indefinite plural of halve

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

Adjective

halver

half

Declension

Declension of halver (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	halver	half	halft
accusative	half	halva	halft
dative	halvum, -om	halfri	halvu, -o
genitive	halfs	halfrar	halfs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	halvir, -e(r)	halvar	half
accusative	halva	halvar	half
dative	halvum, -om	halvum, -om	halvum, -om
genitive	halfra	halfra	halfra

Declension of halver (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	halvi, -e	halva	halva
accusative	halva	halvu, -o	halva
dative	halva	halvu, -o	halva
genitive	halva	halvu, -o	halva
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	halvu, -o	halvu, -o	halvu, -o
accusative	halvu, -o	halvu, -o	halvu, -o
dative	halvu, -o	halvu, -o	halvu, -o
genitive	halvu, -o	halvu, -o	halvu, -o

Descendants

Swedish: halv

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