gaver

See also: Gaver, gavër, and gåver

Danish

Noun

gaver c

  1. indefinite plural of gave

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

gaver

  1. comparative degree of gaaf

French

Etymology

From Old French dialect gave, doublet of joue (cheek).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ve/
  • (file)

Verb

gaver

  1. (transitive) to force-feed
  2. (reflexive) to gorge oneself; to overeat
    • 1904, Jean Morovan, Le Soldat Impérial (1800-1814), volume 1, Plon, →OCLC, page 300:
      Les élèves profitent des séances de levés de plan ou de tir au canon pour se gaver de patisseries ; il en résulte pour eux force indigestions ; le médecin trouve plaisamment « le canon de l’école aussi dangereux que celui de l’ennemi » …
      The students took the opportunity of classes on shooting cannons to gorge themselves on pastries; this resulted in much indigestion, to the point a doctor jokingly opined that "the school's cannon is as dangerous as the enemy's" …
  3. (transitive, slang) to fill up, exasperate
    Synonym: souler
    Tu me gaves avec tes reproches

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • gaveur m (noun)
  • gaveuse f (noun)

Further reading

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gaver m or f

  1. indefinite plural of gave

Venetian

Verb

gaver

  1. Alternative form of aver
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