d'ver

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Norman[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French deveir, from Latin dēbeō, dēbēre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Verb[edit]

d'ver

  1. (Jersey, modal) must
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 517:
      Va où tu peux, meurs où tu deis.
      Go where you can, die where you must.
  2. (Jersey, transitive) to owe

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of "to owe"): payi (“to pay”)

Noun[edit]

d'ver m (plural d'vers)

  1. (Jersey) homework
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