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quiver1 definition

quiver (kwiv′ər)

intransitive verb

to shake with a tremulous motion; tremble

Etymology: ME quiveren < OE cwifer-, eager, akin to MDu quiveren < IE base *gwei-, to live, lively: see bio-

noun

the act or condition of quivering; tremor; tremble

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quiver2 definition

quiver (kwiv′ər)

noun

  1. a case for holding arrows
  2. the arrows in it

Etymology: ME quyuere < OFr coivre < Gmc *kukur (> OE cocer, quiver, sheath, Ger köcher, quiver), prob. a loanword from the Huns

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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