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English
Adverb
iver (not comparable)
- (dialectal) Alternative spelling of ever
Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
iver c (singular definite iveren, not used in plural form)
- eagerness, zeal
- ardour
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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
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
References
- “iver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Noun
iver oblique singular, m (oblique plural ivers, nominative singular ivers, nominative plural iver)
- Alternative form of yver (winter)
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German īwer, possibly originally 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
- eagerness (fervor or devotion)
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