bever

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English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (deprecated template usage) baviere, from (deprecated template usage) baver.

Alternative spellings

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

  1. A movable covering for the mouth and chin on a close helmet.
    Quotations
    • 1786: Some close helmets have a farther improvement called a bever, the bever when closed covers the mouth and chin, and either lifts up by revolving on the same pivots as the visor, or lets down by means of two or more pivots on each side near the jaws, in which case the bever consists of several laminæ or plates, one shutting over the other. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 8.

Etymology 2

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman (deprecated template usage) bever, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (deprecated template usage) beivre (French (deprecated template usage) boire), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) bibō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bever (plural bevers)

  1. A drink.
  2. A snack or light refreshment between meals.
    • 1604:"Thirty meals a day and ten bevers" — Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus, page 29
    • 1980: “Very softly I boiled water, made a sandwich from the remains of the luncheon roast chicken, scalded the Twining creature. Then I softly carried my bever to the study on a tray” — Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Verb

bever (third-person singular simple present bevers, present participle bevering, simple past and past participle bevered)

  1. To shiver.
    Quotations
    • "Wherefore King Ban and King Bors made them ready, and dressed their shields and harness, and they were so courageous that many knights shook and bevered for eagerness." — Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, page 25

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. beaver

Hungarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

(deprecated template usage) bever

  1. knock (one’s head)
  2. drive in (nails)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German bever (compare Dutch (deprecated template usage) bever, German Biber and English beaver). The word replaced Old Norse bjórr (compare Norwegian Nynorsk bjor).

Noun

bever m (definite singular beven, indefinite plural beve or bevre or bevrer, definite plural beverne or bevrene)

  1. beaver (aquatic mammal)
    En bever kan veie opptil 40 kg.
    A beaver can weigh up to 40 kg.
  2. a beaver's fur
    Kåpen er av bever.
    The coat is made of beaver fur.
  3. a 6 to 8 year old member of the Scouting

References

  • “bever” in The Ordnett Dictionary
  • “bever” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Article in Store norske leksikon ("great Norwegian encyclopedia") on beavers.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German bever (compare Dutch (deprecated template usage) bever, German Biber and English beaver). The word replaced Old Norse bjórr (compare Norwegian Nynorsk bjor).

Noun

bever m (definite singular beveren, indefinite plural beverar, definite plural beverane)

  1. beaver (aquatic mammal)
    Ein bever kan vege opptil 40 kg.
    A beaver can weigh up to 40 kg.
  2. a beaver's fur
    Kåpa er av bever.
    The coat is made of beaver fur.
  3. a 6 to 8 year old member of the Scouting

Synonyms

References

  • “bever” in The Ordnett Dictionary
  • “bever” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Article in Store norske leksikon ("great Norwegian encyclopedia") on beavers.
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