halver
See also: Halver
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑːvə(ɹ), -ævə(ɹ)
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.
- 1816, [Walter Scott], The Antiquary. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC:
- like a Scotch schoolboy when he finds anything, "Nae halvers and quarters--hale o' mine ain and 'nane o' my neighbour's.
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
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
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