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Webster 1913 Edition


Glaver

Glav′er

,
Verb.
I.
[Of Celtic origin; cf. W.
glafr
flattery.]
1.
To prate; to jabber; to babble.
[Obs.]
Here many, clepid filosophirs,
glavern
diversely.
Wyclif.
2.
To flatter; to wheedle.
[Obs.]
Some slavish,
glavering
, flattering parasite.
South.

Webster 1828 Edition


Glaver

GLAV'ER

,
Verb.
I.
[L. glaber, lavis, or lubricus; Eng. glib.]
To flatter; to wheedle. [Little used and vulgar.]

Definition 2024


glaver

glaver

English

Verb

glaver (third-person singular simple present glavers, present participle glavering, simple past and past participle glavered)

  1. (obsolete) To prate; to jabber; to babble.
    Here many, clepid filosophirs, glavern diversely. Wyclif.
  2. (obsolete) To flatter; to wheedle.
    Some slavish, glavering, flattering parasite. South.