10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAIVERT»
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The English dialect dictionary
Sc. Also in forms tavar, taver. [tE'van] 1. v. To wander; to delay. (JAM.) Rnf. l
kcnna hoo l hae patience wi' him when he tavers at een here, GILNOUR Pm'slzy
lez'rrs (1876) 6. Hence (1) Taiversum, rm'j. tedious, fatiguing; (2) Taivert ...
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Doric Lays: Being Snatches of Song & Ballad
The fool, a' taivert fools aboon, By silly snools ador'd, Wha clavers an' wha
clashes to My lady and my lord, For a' his fraiks an' wylie gaits Gets, owre the
shins a kick, — Gif e'er he asks ye for a bite His failin's a' forget. The fykie aften
mak' a din ...
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ...
V. Jun. Etym. Isl. Iofr-a inceutere, [ofrad-r incantntus. TAIVERSUM, adj. Tiresome,
fatiguing, S. TAIVERT, part. adj. Much fatigued; in a state of lassitude, in
consequence of hard work, or of a long journey, S. Fortai-nert, synon. V. the 1:.
TAIVERS ...
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
Taivert, part. adj. 1. Fatigued, S.] Add; 2. Stupid, confused, senseless, S.O. " I
would na trust the hair o' a dog to the judgment o' that tavert bodie, Gibbie Omit,
that gart me pay nine pounds seven shillings and saxpence too for the parchment
.
... not Alice taken management of their affairs into her own hands, there would
have been a lack of plenty in kitchen and hall. " I'm just clean taivert," said Willie
one day, in a desponding tone, as he seated himself near the fire; " I'm doited a' ...
Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, 1832
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Scottish proverbs, collected and arranged by A. Henderson
Tait. A wee tait. A small portion. Taiver. To wander; to rave as mad. Taivert.
Fatigued. Tdk. To take. Tale. Account. Tale-piet. A talebearer. Tone. One. Tone.
Taken. Tangle. A tall person ; an icicle. Tangs. Taings. The tongs. Tannerie. A tan
-work.
Scottish proverbs, Andrew Henderson, 1832
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A dictionary of the Scottish language [by E. Picken].
Taivert, adj. foolish, half-witted. Tah, v. a. to take, to sew. Tale-pyet, s. a tell tale.
Tallon, s tallow. Tallon, v. a. to grease with tallow. Tandle, s. a bonifire. Tane-one,
orf/. see Taen. Tane, taken, see Taen. Tane-awa, s. a wasted infant. Tangle, s.
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A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
To rave as mad, S. Syn. haeer. — Tent. toorcr-en, incantare. V. DAUREN.
TAIVERS, 9. pl. Tatters; as, boiled to taivers, Fife. The Steam-Boat. TAIVERSUM,
adj. Tiresome, S. TAIVERT,pa1-t. (ulj. l. Fatigued, S. 2. Stupid; confused;
senseless, 5.0.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1846
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Taivert, part. adj. 1. Fatigued, S.] Add; 2. Stupid, confused, senseless, S.O. " I
would na trust the hair o' a dog to the judgment o' that tavert bodie, Gibbie Omit,
that gart me pay nine pounds seven shillings and saxpence too for the parchment
.
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
[Fr. taverne—L. taberna, from root of tabula, a board.] Tavers,Taivers, tā′vers,n.
pl. (Scot.) tatters. Tavert,Taivert,tā′vert, adj. (Scot.) muddled:fuddled. Taw,taw,n.
a marble chosen to be played with,agame at marbles, also the line from which to
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