yver

Etymology

From Old Norse júr, júgr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁euhdʰ-r̥- (“udder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yːvər/, [ˈyːˀvɐ], [ˈyːˀwɐ], [ˈywˀɐ]

Noun

yver n (singular definite yveret, plural indefinite yvere)

1. udder (part of domestic milk-giving animal that expresses milk)

Noun

yver

1. Alternative form of yvory

Alternative forms

• hyver

Etymology

From Old French yver, from Latin hībernum

Noun

yver m (plural yvers)

1. winter

Preposition

yver

form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by over

1. (dated, høgnorsk) over (above)
2. (dated, høgnorsk) over, across

   Kann du få meg yver elvi?

   Can you get me across the river?

Alternative forms

• iver
• ivern
• hyveir

Etymology

From Latin hībernum (tempus).

Noun

yver m (oblique plural yvers, nominative singular yvers, nominative plural yver)

1. winter