halver
See also: Halver
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
- 1816, [Walter Scott], The Antiquary. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC:
- like a Scotch schoolboy when he finds anything, "Nae halvers and quarters--hale o' mine ain and 'nane o' my neighbour's.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
halver m or f
Verb edit
halver
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
halver
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
halver f
- indefinite plural of halve
- indefinite plural of halva (non-standard since 2012)
Old Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
Adjective edit
halver
Declension edit
Declension of halver (strong)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | halver | half | halft |
accusative | half | halva | halft |
dative | halvum halvom |
halfri halfri |
halvu halvo |
genitive | halfs | halfrar | halfs |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | halvir halver |
halvar | half |
accusative | halva | halvar | half |
dative | halvum halvom |
halvum halvom |
halvum halvom |
genitive | halfra halfra |
halfra halfra |
halfra halfra |
Declension of halver (weak)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | halvi halve |
halva | halva |
accusative | halva | halvu halvo |
halva |
dative | halva | halvu halvo |
halva |
genitive | halva | halvu halvo |
halva |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | halvu halvo |
halvu halvo |
halvu halvo |
accusative | halvu halvo |
halvu halvo |
halvu halvo |
dative | halvu halvo |
halvu halvo |
halvu halvo |
genitive | halvu halvo |
halvu halvo |
halvu halvo |
Descendants edit
- Swedish: halv