d'ver
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Norman[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- déver (Jersey)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French deveir, from Latin dēbeō, dēbēre.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Verb[edit]
d'ver
- (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.
- (Jersey, transitive) to owe
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “to owe”): payi (“to pay”)
Noun[edit]
d'ver m (plural d'vers)