iver

== English == === Adverb === iver (not comparable) (dialectal) Alternative spelling of ever. === Anagrams === Rive, Irve, vier, vire, rive == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iːvər/, [ˈiːˀvɐ], [ˈiːˀwɐ], [ˈiwˀɐ] === Noun === iver c (singular definite iveren, not used in plural form) eagerness, zeal ardour ==== Synonyms ==== ivrighed === References === “iver” in Den Danske Ordbog == Middle Low German == === Pronunciation === (originally) IPA(key): /iːvər/ === Noun === îver zeal, eagerness, striving to reach something rage, frenzy, ire == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver. === Noun === iver m (definite singular iveren) ardency; eagerness; keenness ardour (UK), ardor (US) zeal ==== Related terms ==== ivrig === References === “iver” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver. === Noun === iver m (definite singular iveren) ardency; eagerness; keenness ardour (UK), ardor (US) zeal ==== Related terms ==== ivrig === References === “iver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old French == === Alternative forms === ivern, hyveir, yver === 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) winter ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: hyver, yverFrench: hiver Norman: hivé Walloon: ivier === References === “iver1”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-. == 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 === === Noun === iver c (uncountable) eagerness (fervor or devotion) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ivra ivrare ivrig ==== See also ==== nit === References === iver in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) iver in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)