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This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1900s. This word is used in northern English regional dialect and Orkney English. See meaning & ...
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yiverous - Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan
(a) Given to excessive appetite, gluttonous; (b) given to rash or bold action, eager, impetuous; also, eager for renown; ~ in (of) herte; ~ of wille.
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YEVEROUS - WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE PAST
YEVEROUS · ADJ. eager, zealously enthusiastic, impetuous ...c1400 obs. · ETYMOLOGY from yever greedy, covetous + -ous · FIRST DOCUMENTED USE c1400 - see EXAMPLE ...
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† ˈyeverous, a. Obs. Forms: 5 ȝyueris, -us, ȝeuerus, ȝeferous. [f. yever + -ous. The north. form giverous (see yever etym.) is found from 17th c. = ‘greedy, avaricous’ (1677 Nicolson in Ray Coll. Words (1691) 141).] Eager, impetuous.c 1400 Destr. Troy 357 So ȝonge and so yepe, ȝyuerus of wille. Ibid...
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yever, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Scottish in later use. Now chiefly Orkney. 1. Greedy; gluttonous; covetous. Also: desirous, yearning.
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Yever. World English Historical Dictionary - WEHD.com
Hence Yeverly adv., greedily; quickly; Yeverness, greediness, gluttony; eagerness, impetuosity. 11. c. 888. Ælfred, Boeth., xxxv ...
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ˈyever, a. Obs. exc. Sc. Forms: 1 ᵹifre, ᵹyfre, ᵹifer-, 2 ȝifer, (Orm.) ȝiferr, 2–4 ȝiuer, 3 ȝifre, ȝiure, ȝefere, yuer, 5 ȝeuer, yeuer, ȝyuer, youre, 9 Sc. aiver. [OE. ᵹ{iacu}fre, corresp. to ON. g{iacu}fr (found only in pl. witches, fiends), whence g{iacu}frliga savagely, in mod.Icel. exorbitantly...
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40 Useful Y-Words To Add To Your Vocabulary - Mental Floss
If you're yever then you're greedy or covetous. If you're yeverous, then you're eager or impetuous. 23. Yiddle.
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Envious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Envious is another way to say jealous or resentful — in other words, you want what someone else has, whether it's charming good looks or the last chocolate ...
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y'ever - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contraction of you ever. Anagrams. edit · verye, veery, Verey, every, Every.
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Jealous vs. Envious - Merriam-Webster
Jealous means fearing someone will take what you have, and envious means desiring what someone else has.
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209 Negative Words That Start With "Y" - The Fifth Element Life
We're going to explore the negative side of the letter "Y", looking at words that can express sharp pain like yowl, or express anger like yell.
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