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 *bibōnan, *bibēnan (“to quake, shiver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyǝ- (“to frighten, be afraid”). Cognate with Eastern Frisian bevern (“to shiver”), 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”).

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

Etymology 2

From Old French baviere (“child's bib”), from baver (“to slaver”).

Alternative forms

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

  1. A movable covering for the mouth and chin on a close helmet.
    • 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.
  2. (now rare, archaic) A snack or light refreshment between meals.
    • 1604, Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus:
      Thirty meals a day and ten bevers.
    • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, 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.
    • 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 [...].
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.

Anagrams

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

bever m (plural bevers, diminutive bevertje)

  1. beaver

Anagrams

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Hungarian

Etymology

be- + ver

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈbɛvɛr/
  • Hyphenation: be‧ver

Verb

bever

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

Conjugation

conjugation of bever
Infinitive beverni
Past participle bevert
Present participle beverő
Future participle beverendő
Adverbial participle beverve
Potential beverhet
1st person sg 2nd person sg informal 3rd person sg,
2nd person sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl informal 3rd person pl,
2nd person pl formal
Indicative Mood Present Indefinite beverek beversz bever beverünk bevertek bevernek
Definite beverem
én téged/titeket
beverlek		 bevered beveri beverjük beveritek beverik
Past Indefinite bevertem bevertél bevert bevertünk bevertetek bevertek
Definite bevertem
én téged/titeket
bevertelek		 beverted beverte bevertük bevertétek beverték
Conditional Mood Present Indefinite bevernék bevernél beverne bevernénk bevernétek bevernének
Definite beverném
én téged/titeket
bevernélek		 bevernéd beverné bevernénk bevernétek bevernék
Subjunctive Mood Present Indefinite beverjek beverj
or
beverjél		 beverjen beverjünk beverjetek beverjenek
Definite beverjem
én téged/titeket
beverjelek		 beverd
or
beverjed		 beverje beverjük beverjétek beverjék
Conjugated Infinitive bevernem beverned bevernie bevernünk bevernetek beverniük
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Ladino

Etymology

From Latin bibō, bibere.

Verb

bever (Latin spelling)

  1. to drink
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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

bever m (definite singular beveren; indefinite plural bevere/bevrer/bevre; definite plural beverne/bevrene)

  1. 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 Scouting

References

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

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. beaver (aquatic mammal)
    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 Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
  • Article in Store norske leksikon ("great Norwegian encyclopedia") on beavers.
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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)
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Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin bibō, bibere.

Verb

bever

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to drink
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