ryver

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman rivere, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.

Alternative forms

• ryvere, river, rivere, rever, revere, revyr, reyvere

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

• English: river
• Scots: river

References

• “rivē̆r(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-21.

Etymology 2

Noun

ryver

1. Alternative form of revere