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yver

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See also: þver-

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish iugher, from Old Norse júr, júgr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewHdʰ-r̥- (udder).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /yːvər/, [ˈyːˀvɐ], [ˈyːˀwɐ], [ˈywˀɐ]

Noun

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yver n (singular definite yveret, plural indefinite yvere)

  1. udder (part of domestic milk-giving animal that expresses milk)

Inflection

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Middle English

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Noun

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yver

  1. Alternative form of yvory

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French yver, from Latin hībernum.

Noun

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yver m (plural yvers)

  1. winter

Descendants

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  • French: hiver

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Preposition

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yver

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of over
  2. (dated, høgnorsk) over (above)
  3. (dated, høgnorsk) over, across
    Kann du få meg yver elvi?
    Can you get me across the river?

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin hībernum (tempus).

Noun

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yver oblique singularm (oblique plural yvers, nominative singular yvers, nominative plural yver)

  1. winter

Descendants

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