halver
See also: Halver
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑːvə(r)
Noun
halver (plural halvers)
- a fisherman who places a net to catch fish in the retreating tide
- (plural only) sharing in halves
- Let's go halvers on the tab tonight.
Quotations
sharing
- 1816:like a Scotch schoolboy when he finds anything, "Nae halvers and quarters--hale o' mine ain and 'nane o' my neighbour's." — Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Vol.2, 1816
Anagrams
- Harvel
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
halver m or f
- indefinite plural of halve
Verb
halver
- imperative of halvere
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
halver f
- indefinite plural of halve
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
Adjective
halver
- half
Declension
Declension of halver (strong)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | halver | half | halft |
| accusative | half | halva | halft |
| dative | halvum, -om | halfri | halvu, -o |
| genitive | halfs | halfrar | halfs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | halvir, -e(r) | halvar | half |
| accusative | halva | halvar | half |
| dative | halvum, -om | halvum, -om | halvum, -om |
| genitive | halfra | halfra | halfra |
Declension of halver (weak)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | halvi, -e | halva | halva |
| accusative | halva | halvu, -o | halva |
| dative | halva | halvu, -o | halva |
| genitive | halva | halvu, -o | halva |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | halvu, -o | halvu, -o | halvu, -o |
| accusative | halvu, -o | halvu, -o | halvu, -o |
| dative | halvu, -o | halvu, -o | halvu, -o |
| genitive | halvu, -o | halvu, -o | halvu, -o |
Descendants
- Swedish: halv