148090 compare Middle Dutch quiveren to tremble quiverer, n. Middle English quiveren perhaps from quiver nimble ( from Old English cwifer- gwei- in Indo-European roots)įrom Middle English cwiver, from Old English *cwiferįrom Middle English quiveren, probably from the adjective. to shake with a slight but rapid motion tremble. (tremble, shake) fremito, tremito, brivido nm. Il cane fremeva di eccitazione quando ha riconosciuto il suo padrone che non vedeva da tanto tempo. Psalms 127:1-5.The theme of this Psalm, that human enterprises only succeed by the divine blessing, was probably associated with the building of the temple by Solomon, its author. Middle English from Anglo-Norman quiveir variant of Old French cuivre from Old Low Franconian cocar probably from Medieval Latin cucurum probably from Hunnish Mongolian kökürĪmerican Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition The dog was quivering with excitement when he recognized his long-lost master. ( obsolete) The collective noun for cobras. He's got lots of sales pitches in his quiver. to quiver with fear person trembler de peur. His voice quivered as he read from a prepared statement. quotations ( figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons. Her bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks. From Middle English quiver, from Anglo-Norman quiveir, from Old Dutch cocare (compare Dutch koker), from Hunnic *kukur (“flask, cask") (compare Uyghur (Taranči) kökür, Kazakh kökkör), from Mongolic *köky- (“to suckle") (compare Kalmyk кøкyp (kokür, “leather flask for kumis"), Middle Mongolian (køkygyr, “cowhide water- or wine-cask")). quiver ( plural quivers ) ( weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
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