Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Possibly a merger of Middle High German liberen and Latin gelāre.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

גליווערן (glivern) (past participle געגליווערט (geglivert))

  1. to stiffen, freeze, remain fixed

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References edit

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “glívern”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 352
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “גליווערן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גליווערן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN