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chaver

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew חָבֵר (chavér, friend). Doublet of gabber.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /xɑˈvɛɹ/, [hɑˈvɛɹ]

Noun

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chaver (plural chaverim)

  1. (Jewish) A friend or comrade; a member of a chavrusa.

Anagrams

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Old French

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Etymology 1

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From Latin capere, present active infinitive of capiō.

Verb

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chaver

  1. alternative infinitive of chavoir
    • 1184-1197, Bernard le Trésorier, Continuation de Guillaume de Tyr:
      La cité estoit si pleine de gens, de femes et d'enfanz qui estoient foys là qu'il ne povoient chaver dedenz les mesons, ainz gisoient par les rues.
      There were so many people in the city, women and children, that they couldn't stay in the houses and hence had to sleep in the streets.

Etymology 2

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From Latin cavāre.

Verb

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chaver

  1. to dig
Conjugation
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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin cavō, cavāre.

Verb

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chaver

  1. (Puter) to dig