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aver¹
- /əˈvɜː/ UK
- /əˈvɝ/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.
verb avers · averring · averred · aver
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To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
A rare thing to ſee a yong man or woman, that liues idlely, and fares well, of what condition ſoeuer, not to bee in loue. Vbicumqꝫ ſecuritas, ibi libido dominatur, luſt & ſecurity domineere together, as Sᵗ Hierome auerreth.
Similar: swear
- To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
- To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so. […] I return'd with ſimular proofe enough, / To make the Noble Leonatus mad, / By wounding his beleefe in her Renowne, / With tokens thus, and thus: auerring notes / Of Chamber-hanging, Pictures, this her Bracelet / (Oh cunning how I got) nay ſome markes / Of ſecret on her perſon, that he could not
aver²
- /ˈeɪvə/ UK
- /ˈeɪvɚ/ US
Sounds like Ava
Where it comes from
From Middle English aver, avere (“workhorse; any beast of burden (?); things which are owned, possessions, property, wealth; state of being rich, wealth; ownership, possession”) [and other forms], and then either:
* from Old French aver, aveir, avoir (“possession, property; (collectively) beasts of burden; domestic animals; cattle”) (modern French avoir (“asset, possession”)), from aveir, avoir (“to have”), from Latin habēre (“to have, hold; to have, own (possessions)”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-, *ǵʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”); or
* from Old English eafor (“workhorse; tenant’s obligation to transport goods”), further etymology uncertain.
noun avers
- A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
- An old, useless horse: a nag. […] Gilbert has but two half-starved cowardly peasants to follow him, and but an auld jaded aver to ride upon, fitter for the plough than for manly service; […]
Translations
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verb to assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner
| Español | asegurar |
|---|---|
| Français | affirmer |
| Italiano | asserire |
| Русский | утвержда́ть utverždátʹ, заявля́ть zajavljátʹ |
verb to prove or justify (an allegation or plea that one has made)
| Русский | дока́зывать dokázyvatʹ |
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