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Webster 1913 Edition


Tiver

Tiv′er

,
Noun.
[AS.
teáfor
,
teáfur
.]
A kind of ocher which is used in some parts of England in marking sheep.
[Prov. Eng.]

Tiv′er

,
Verb.
T.
To mark with tiver.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Tiver

TIV'ER

,
Noun.
A kind of ocher which is used in marking sheep in some parts of England. [Local.]

TIV'ER

,
Verb.
T.
To mark sheep with tiver, in different ways and for different purposes. [Local.]

Definition 2024


tiver

tiver

English

Noun

tiver

  1. A kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some parts of England.

Etymology 2

From Middle English *teveren, from Old English tēofrian, tȳfrian (to mark in red or purple, colour; depict, portray), from tēafor.

Verb

tiver (third-person singular simple present tivers, present participle tivering, simple past and past participle tivered)

  1. (transitive) To mark with tiver, as sheep.

Galician

Verb

tiver

  1. first-person singular future subjunctive of ter
  2. third-person singular future subjunctive of ter

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ti.ˈvɛɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ˈvɛ(ʁ)/

Verb

tiver

  1. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of ter
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of ter
    • 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Rocco, page 217:
      Quando tiver uma dúvida, vá à biblioteca.
      When you are in doubt, go to the library.
  3. (nonstandard) Alternative form of estiver