d'ver
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
- déver (Jersey)
Etymology edit
From Old French deveir, from Latin dēbeō, dēbēre.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Verb edit
d'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 edit
d'ver m (plural d'vers)