Waver
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English
Proper noun
Waver
- A river in northern Cumbria, England, which flows into the Solway Firth.
Derived terms
- Holme East Waver
- Waverton (Cumbria)
Dutch
Etymology
The hamlet in the Netherlands is first attested as wauere in 1217. The toponym is derived from the name of a forest, which derives in turn from a term cognate to German wabern (“undulate, waft”) and English waver. Compare Weiver, Waver, Waverley, Waverton and Wavertree.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Waver n
- Wavre, a town in Belgium.
- A hamlet in Ouder-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “waver”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
Ellipsis of Dark Waver.
Noun
Waver m (strong, genitive Wavers, plural Waver)
- (dated slang) darkwaver, goth (fan of dark wave music)
- 2013, Nilz Bokelberg, “Monday, you can fall apart”, in Endlich gute Musik, Dumont Buchverlag, →ISBN:
- Das haben halt die Waver gehört. Man muss sich in jungen Jahren ja auch dringend positionieren. Waver, die waren immer scheiße drauf. Waver waren fast so was wie Gruftis.
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Declension
Declension of Waver
Further reading
- “Waver” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache