Quiver Definition

kwĭvər
quivered, quivering, quivers
verb
quivered, quivering, quivers
To shake with a tremulous motion; tremble.
Webster's New World
To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
  • be still
noun
quivers
The act or condition of quivering; tremor; tremble.
Webster's New World
A case for holding arrows.
Webster's New World
The arrows in it.
Webster's New World
A collection or store; arsenal.
A quiver of ready responses.
American Heritage

(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

Wiktionary
Antonyms:
adjective

(archaic) Nimble, active.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Quiver

Noun

Singular:
quiver
Plural:
quivers

Origin of Quiver

  • From Middle English quiver, from Anglo-Norman quiveir, from Old Dutch cocare (compare Dutch koker), from Hunnic *kukur (“flask, cask") (compare Uyghur (Taranči) kökür, Kazakh kökkör), from Mongolic *köky- (“to suckle") (compare Kalmyk кøкyp (kokür, “leather flask for kumis"), Middle Mongolian [script?] (køkygyr, “cowhide water- or wine-cask")). Replaced early modern English cocker. More at cocker.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Anglo-Norman quiveir variant of Old French cuivre from Old Low Franconian cocar probably from Medieval Latin cucurum probably from Hunnish Mongolian kökür

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English quiveren perhaps from quiver nimble (from Old English cwifer- gwei- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English cwiver, from Old English *cwifer

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English quiveren, probably from the adjective.

    From Wiktionary

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