bever

bever · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived frombibō
2. Anglo-Norman · derived frombever
3. Middle English · inherited frombever
4. English todaybever

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

Bever · proper noun²

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

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