delvere
Middle English
Alternative forms
- delvar, delver, delverer
Etymology
From Old English delfere; equivalent to delven + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛlvɛːr(ə)/, /ˈdɛlvər(ə)/
Noun
delvere (plural delvers)
- A delver, digger, or excavator.
- An agriculturalist or farmer.
Descendants
- English: delver
- Scots: delver
References
- “delver (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.