iver

See also: Iver, íver, and ivèr

English

Adverb

iver (not comparable)

1. (dialectal) Alternative spelling of ever

Anagrams

• Rive, Irve, vier, vire, rive

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːvər/, [ˈiːˀvɐ], [ˈiːˀwɐ], [ˈiwˀɐ]

Noun

iver c (singular definite iveren, not used in plural form)

1. eagerness, zeal
2. ardour

Synonyms

• ivrighed

References

• “iver” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• (originally) IPA^(key): /iːvər/

Noun

îver

1. zeal, eagerness, striving to reach something
2. rage, frenzy, ire

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver.

Noun

iver m (definite singular iveren)

1. ardency; eagerness; keenness
2. ardour (UK), ardor (US)
3. zeal

Related terms

• ivrig

References

• “iver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver.

Noun

iver m (definite singular iveren)

1. ardency; eagerness; keenness
2. ardour (UK), ardor (US)
3. zeal

Related terms

• ivrig

References

• “iver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Noun

iver oblique singular, m (oblique plural ivers, nominative singular ivers, nominative plural iver)

1. Alternative form of yver (winter)

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German īwer, possibly originally from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“sharp, bitter, vehement, dire, violent”, adj.). Cognate with Danish iver, Norwegian Bokmål iver, Norwegian Nynorsk iver, German Eifer, Luxembourgish Äifer, Dutch ijver and Afrikaans ywer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

iver c

1. eagerness (fervor or devotion)

Declension

Declension of iver
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	iver	ivern	—	—
Genitive	ivers	iverns	—	—

Related terms

• ivrig

See also

• nit

References

• iver in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• iver in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)