iver

See also: Iver, íver, and ivèr

English

Adverb

iver (not comparable)

(dialectal) Alternative spelling of ever

Anagrams

Rive, rive, vier, vire

Danish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

eagerness, zeal
ardour

Synonyms

ivrighed

References

“iver” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

(originally) IPA^(key): /iːvər/

Noun

îver

zeal, eagerness, striving to reach something
rage, frenzy, ire

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver.

Noun

iver m (definite singular iveren)

ardency; eagerness; keenness
ardour (UK), ardor (US)
zeal

Related terms

ivrig

References

“iver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver.

Noun

iver m (definite singular iveren)

ardency; eagerness; keenness
ardour (UK), ardor (US)
zeal

Related terms

ivrig

References

“iver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Noun

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

Alternative form of yver (winter)

Swedish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

iver c

eagerness (fervor or devotion)

Declension

Declension of iver
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	iver	ivern	—	—
Genitive	ivers	iverns	—	—

Related terms

ivrig

References

iver in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)