Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Anglo-Norman rivere, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /riˈveːr/, /ˈrivər/, /reːˈveːr/, /ˈreːvər/

Noun edit

ryver (plural ryvers)

  1. A river (large inland watercourse)
  2. A large flow, jet or emission of fluid.
  3. A river or its edge used for falconry.
Descendants edit
  • English: river
  • Scots: river
References edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

ryver

  1. Alternative form of revere