d'ver
Norman
editAlternative forms
edit- déver (Jersey)
Etymology
editFrom Old French deveir, from Latin dēbeō, dēbēre.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editd'ver
- (Jersey, modal) must
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 517:
- Va où tu peux, meurs où tu deis.
- Go where you can, die where you must.
- (Jersey, transitive) to owe
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “to owe”): payi (“to pay”)
Noun
editd'ver m (plural d'vers)