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See also: Iver, íver, and ivèr

English

Adverb

iver (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative spelling of ever.

Anagrams

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːvər/, [ˈiːˀvɐ], [ˈiːˀwɐ], [ˈiwˀɐ]

Noun

iver c (singular definite iveren, not used in plural form)

  1. eagerness, zeal
  2. ardour

Synonyms

  • ivrighed

References

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /iːvər/

Noun

îver

  1. zeal, eagerness, striving to reach something
  2. rage, frenzy, ire

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver.

Noun

iver m (definite singular iveren)

  1. ardency; eagerness; keenness
  2. ardour (UK), ardor (US)
  3. zeal

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver.

Noun

iver m (definite singular iveren)

  1. ardency; eagerness; keenness
  2. ardour (UK), ardor (US)
  3. zeal

References

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin hībernum. Attested from the early 12th century.

Noun

iver oblique singular, m (oblique plural ivers, nominative singular ivers, nominative plural iver)

  1. winter

Descendants

  • Middle French: hyver, yver
    • French: hiver
  • Norman: hivé
  • Walloon: ivier

References

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German īwer, possibly originally from Proto-West Germanic *aibr, from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“sharp, bitter, vehement, dire, violent”, adj.).

Cognate with Danish iver, Norwegian Bokmål iver, Norwegian Nynorsk iver, German Eifer, Luxembourgish Äifer, Dutch ijver and Afrikaans ywer.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Gotland); “en iver”:(file)

Noun

iver c (uncountable)

  1. eagerness (fervor or devotion)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

See also

References

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