Bever Definition

verb

(intransitive) To tremble; shake; quiver; shiver.

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(obsolete) To take a light repast between meals.
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noun

A movable covering for the mouth and chin on a close helmet.

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(now rare, archaic) A snack or light refreshment between meals.

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Other Word Forms of Bever

Noun

Singular:
bever
Plural:
bevers

Origin of Bever

  • From Middle English beveren (“to tremble”), frequentative form of Old English beofian, bifian (“to tremble, be moved, shake, quake”), from Proto-Germanic *bibōną, *bibjaną (“to quake, shiver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyǝ- (“to frighten, be afraid”). Cognate with Eastern Frisian bevern (“to shiver”), Dutch bibberen (“to shiver, quiver”), Low German beveren (“to shiver”), Dutch beven (“to quake”), German beben (“to quake, tremble”), Swedish bäva (“to quake, tremble”), Icelandic bifa (“to budge, be moved”), Latin foedus (“disgusting, shocking, abominable, heinous”).

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  • Anglo-Norman bever, from Old French beivre (“drinking, drink, to drink”) (French boire), from Latin bibō.

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  • From Old French baviere (“child's bib”), from baver (“to slaver”).

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