haiver

Scots

Alternative forms

haver

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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Verb

haiver (third-person singular simple present haivers, present participle haiverin, simple past haivert, past participle haivert)

to haver, talk in a foolish or trivial manner, speak nonsense
- 2013, Pedro Lenz, translated by Donal McLaughlin, Naw Much of a Talker, Freight Books, page 37:
  Uli stuck his oar in an' said ah wis right an' Marta shid stop haverin [translating liire], that there wis women oot there who wur aye oan the look-oot furra guy who wis as fuckt-up as poss so they kid look eftir him.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
to babble, gossip
to make a fuss about nothing
to make a pretence of being busy
to dawdle, potter about
to saunter, lounge

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Derived terms

haiverel (“halfwit; witless”)
haiverin (“nonsensical gossiping, babbling chatter”)
haivers (“nonsense, foolish talk, gossip, chatter”)
haivert, haivered (“half-witted”)

Descendants

English: haver

haiver

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