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† Bevar. World English Historical Dictionary

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† Bevar. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1888, rev. 2024. † Bevar ? a. or sb. Obs. In 3 beuir, 5 Sc. bevar. [Of doubtful origin and meaning: most conjectures refer it to BEVER v. to tremble, shake.] Known only in bevar hore. Since ME. hore (now HOAR, q.v.) was both adj. ‘hoary,’ and sb. ‘greybeard (Ger. greis), it remains uncertain whether bevar was an adj. ‘feeble, worn-out,’ or a sb. ‘old man’ or ? ‘feeble old man.’

1 a. 1275.  Prov. Ælfred, 627. And þu þen beuir hore sixst þe biforen stonden.

2 c. 1450.  Henryson, Age & Youth. The bevar hoir said to this birly berne.

3 [1808.  Jamieson, Sc. Dict., s.v., ‘We still say a bevir-horse for a lean horse, or one worn out with age or hard work.’]

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