shiver
shiver (s̸hiv′ər)
noun
Etymology: ME schievere, freq. formation < base of shive
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Etymology: ME schiveren
shiver (s̸hiv′ər)
intransitive verb
Etymology: ME sheveren, altered < cheveren, altered < ? chivelen in same sense < OE ceafl, jaw (see jowl): prob. basic sense “to have chattering teeth”
transitive verb
noun
the shivers
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