haiver

== Scots == === Alternative forms === haver === Etymology === Unknown. Perhaps imitative of rambling or unclear speech, or perhaps derived from Old French avoir (“to have”) in reference to manners or comportment (compare English haviour). Attested from the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈheːvər] === Verb === haiver (third-person singular simple present haivers, present participle haiverin, simple past and past participle haivered or haivert) to haver, talk in a foolish or trivial manner, speak nonsense, babble, gossip to make a fuss about nothing to make a pretence of being busy to dawdle, potter about to saunter, lounge === Noun === haiver (uncountable) nonsense, foolish talk ==== Quotations ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: haver === References === === Further reading === Eagle, Andy, editor (2026), “haiver”, in The Online Scots Dictionary‎[2]