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haver.

To hem and haw.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈheɪvə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈheːvəɹ/Scotland
  1. To hem and haw.

    UK
  2. To talk foolishly; to chatter.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Scots haiver.

noun/ˈheɪvə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈheːvəɹ/Scotland/ˈavə/Cumbria, Yorkshire
  1. The cereal grain of cultivated oats (Avena sativa).

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK
  2. The plant or the grain of common wild oats (Avena fatua).

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *káprosder. Proto-Germanic *habrô Old Norse hafribor. Middle English havere English haver Inherited from Middle English haver, havere, from Old Norse hafri (“oat, oats”), from Proto-Germanic *habrô (“oat, oats”), from Proto-Indo-European *kapro- (“goat”); reinforced by Scots haver in Scotland. Cognate with Dutch haver (“oats”) and German Hafer (“oat”).

noun/ˈhævɚ/General-American/ˈhævə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. One who has something (in various senses).

  2. The person who has custody of a document.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English habban Middle English haven Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English havere English haver From Middle English haver, havere, equivalent to have + -er.

noun
  1. Alternative form of chaver.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew חבר.

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