iver

iver (not comparable)

1. (dialectal) Alternative spelling of ever

• Rive, Irve, vier, vire, rive

• IPA^(key): /iːvər/, [ˈiːˀvɐ], [ˈiːˀwɐ], [ˈiwˀɐ]

iver c (singular definite iveren, not used in plural form)

1. eagerness, zeal
2. ardour

• ivrighed

• “iver” in Den Danske Ordbog

• (originally) IPA^(key): /iːvər/

îver

1. zeal, eagerness, striving to reach something
2. rage, frenzy, ire

From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver.

iver m (definite singular iveren)

1. ardency; eagerness; keenness
2. ardour (UK), ardor (US)
3. zeal

• ivrig

• “iver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver.

iver m (definite singular iveren)

1. ardency; eagerness; keenness
2. ardour (UK), ardor (US)
3. zeal

• ivrig

• “iver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

iver oblique singular, m (oblique plural ivers, nominative singular ivers, nominative plural iver)

1. Alternative form of yver (winter)

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.

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iver c

1. eagerness (fervor or devotion)

• ivrig

• nit

• iver in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• iver in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)