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Bever

//ˈbiːvə(ɹ)// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of bevor. alt-of, alternative

    "And, passing forward with furious affret, / Pierst through his bever and quite into his brow."

  2. 2
    A drink. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Bid my subsiser carry my hackney to the buttery, and give him his bever; it is a civil and sober beast, and will drink moderately."

  3. 3
    Obsolete spelling of beaver (“semiaquatic rodent”). alt-of, obsolete
  4. 4
    A snack or light refreshment between meals. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "It seemeth that wee daily shorten the use of this, and that in our houses (as I have seene in mine infancie) breakfasts, nunchions, and beavers [translating collations] should be more frequent and often used than now adayes they are."

  5. 5
    A time for drinking. countable, obsolete, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A mixture of cider and water. countable, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To take a light repast between meals. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bever, from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bibō.

Etymology 2

From Middle English bever, from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bibō.

Etymology 3

* As a Dutch and north/Low German surname, from the noun bever (“beaver”). * As an English surname, variant of Beaver.

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