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quivern.1 Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quivere. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman quivere, Anglo-Norman and Old French quivre, Old French cuivre, coivre, etc. (first half of the 12th cent.), apparently < a variant or alteration of the Germanic word represented by cocker n.1 Compare post-classical Latin cupra (9th cent. in a French source, in an apparently isolated attestation). 1. society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > quiver α. 1322 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1914) VII. 334 in (Cd. 6722) XXVI. 1 Hec est indentura..de quibusdam bonis..videlicet..ix. quivers cum quarellis. a1382 (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xxvii. 3 Take to þi armez qwyuer [a1425 L.V. arewe caas; L. pharetram] & abowe, & go forþ out. a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) x. 2 in C. Horstmann (1896) II. 143 Þair bowe þai bent, Þair arwes in a quiuer sente. ?c1475 (BL Add. 15562) f. 139 A Whyver [1483 BL Add. 89074 Whywer] for bowes, architesis. c1540 (?a1400) 2375 My bow..& my bright qwyuer, Arowes and other geire atled I anon. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria ii. i. f. 56 When they had emptied theyr quyuers. 1590 R. Hakluyt tr. T. De Bry Tables in T. Hariot 40 They carye a quiuer made of small rushes holding their bowe readie bent in on hand, and an arrowe in the other. 1612 J. Smith 9 His arrowes..hee wore in a woolues skinne at his backe for his quiver. 1681 N. Grew iv. ii. 367 The Quiver made of the Skin of the Beast, somewhat like the Pig-Badger. 1740 W. Somervile iii. 170 Fair Virgin Huntress, for the Chace array'd With painted Quiver, and unerring Bow. 1767 I. Bickerstaff iii. vi. 59 A shaft from his quiver he drew. 1813 W. Scott iii. xx. 160 A quiver on their shoulders lay. 1854 N. Wiseman ii. xxiv. 284 A gaily-painted quiver, full of arrows. 1902 G. M. Theal 11 The arrows were carried in a quiver made of the bark of a species of euphorbia. 1965 F. Bilson ii. 44 Some target shots prefer to have six holes in the top of their quiver so that they can place each arrow in its own hole. 2002 Winter 63/2 The other [Bushman] shouldered a bow and a small quiver constructed from a strip of bark. 1479 Earl Rivers tr. (Caxton) iii. iii Our lorde hath many arowes in his quiuer, which he hath not yet shot forth, but after the Iugement he shal smyte all sinners with them. 1535 Psalms cxxvi[i]. 5 Happie is the man, yt hath his quyuer full of them [sc. children]. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Sonn. xcix When farre spent night perswades each mortal eie..To laye his then marke wanting shaftes of sight, Clos'd with their quivers in Sleeps armorie. 1641 J. Milton 24 When the quiver of your arguments..is quite empty, your course is to betake ye to your other quiver of slander. a1711 T. Ken Edmund x, in (1721) II. 289 The taper'd Dart, Design'd to make its Quiver in my Heart. 1766 ‘Young D'Urfey’ 13 Long time he had boldly defyd Cupid's quiver. 1790 E. Darwin Let. 17 Dec. in W. S. Dallas & N. E. Krause (1879) 39 Thus have I emptied my quiver of the arts of the Pharmacopol. 1839 P. J. Bailey 7 Bow of my life, thou yet art full of spring! My quiver still hath many purposes. 1864 A. Trollope I. ix. 85 Boyce being a man who had his quiver full of them [sc. children]. 1900 30 Jan. 10/1 The following passage..should be an arrow in the quiver of Mr. Walsh and of others who interest themselves in the ‘secret history’ of the Oxford Movement. 1937 19 Nov. 4/5 An unusually well-barbed shaft of his wit was picked up in that kennel yard and transferred to the visiting quiver. 1985 ‘E. Peters’ (1986) viii. 99 It seemed that Walter had a full quiver of helpers in his business, for they were..all plainly sons of one father. 2006 (Nexis) 26 July b6 I'd love to have it [sc. tomotherapy] as one of the arrows in my quiver. the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > quiver 1600 W. Shakespeare i. i. 253 Nay, if Cupid haue not spent all his quiuer in Venice, thou wilt quake for this shortly. View more context for this quotation 1623 J. Webster v. ii. sig. L4v Your bright eyes Carry a Quiuer of darts in them, sharper Then Sun-beames. 1704 C. Povey xxi. 485 Lord, thy Displeasure is more killing to me than..a whole Quiver of Arrows stuck into my bleeding Heart. 1749 G. West tr. Pindar Olympick ii. 31 On Agrigentum fix thine Eye, Thither let all thy Quiver fly. 1967 C. McGregor (rev. ed.) 98 Micky Dora says you really need a quiver of surfboards, one for every conceivable variety of surf. 1991 28 July 8/1 I have eight boards in my quiver: four shortboards, a gun, two long-boards and a wave-sailboard. 2006 T. Anderson (2008) Gloss. 294 Pros can travel with quivers of over ten boards, while most serious travellers will have up to three—one for small waves, one for good waves, and one for big waves. the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > vagina a1382 (Bodl. 959) (1965) Ecclus. xxvi. 15 A doȝter not turnyng awei hirself..aȝen alle arewe shal opene quyuere or arewe caas [?a1425 Claud. gloss. that is, schal schewe hir schamefast membris to ech that axith; mannus ȝerde is clepid an arowe at Ebreys]. 1552 in A. V. Judges (1930) 45 To make Joan Silverpin as good a maid as if she had never come at stews, nor opened to any man her quiver. 1592 R. Greene sig. A3 Hee must hazard his soule,..or at the least haue been tyed to the humor of an harlot, whose quiuer is open to euery arrow. c1620 Man's Yard in J. S. Farmer (1897) I. 11 And every wench, by her owne will, Would keepe (it) in her quiuer still. c1663 C. Cotton Valiant Knight in (1992) 114 My arrow still found quivers... Gladly now would [I] steer my main-yard Into the Dock of some she-spanyard. Compounds C1. Objective. 1632 G. Sandys tr. Ovid (new ed.) iii. 86 Nor, till a thousand wounds had life disseis'd, Could quiver-bearing Dian be appeas'd [L. ira pharetratae fertur satiata Dianae]. 1798 W. S. Landor vii. 45 Woody Nebrissa's quiver-bearing crew. 1851 Oct. 278/2 She..is sister to the quiver-bearing Amazons. 1972 76 149/1 A quiver-bearing chariot represented on a relief band on a pot from Cyprus. C2. 1568 A. Scott (1896) iv. 47 Sic treitment is a trane To cleive thair quaver caice. a1861 E. B. Browning tr. Apuleius Metamorph. in (1862) 110 Psyche gazed..and straightway raised An arrow from the quiver-case. 1876 W. Thornbury 26 A frown is on the dead king's face, His lips are pressed in stern grimace, One hand is on his quiver-case. 1992 (Nexis) 22 Oct. 22 Larcenies reported... A bow, six arrows and a quiver case totaling $418 from unlocked garage. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > African 1789 W. Paterson 58 This plant is called the Koker Boem, or Quiver Tree; and has its name from the use to which it is commonly applied by the natives. 1838 J. E. Alexander I. 56 We..saw the strange koker boom, or quiver-tree, with its thick and silver-green trunk, hollow arms (from which the quivers are made), and leaves like those of the aloe. 1902 G. M. Theal 11 The arrows were carried in a quiver made of the bark of a species of euphorbia, which is still called..the Kokerboom or quiver tree. 1995 D. Attenborough vi. 269 Quiver trees shed the ends of some of their branches and so are able to endure the most severe droughts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quivern.2 Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quiver v.1 Etymology: < quiver v.1 Compare earlier quivering n. the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > shudder or shuddering the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > tremulous quality > a tremble of the voice the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > a tremble or quiver 1786 F. Burney Let. 16 Oct. in (1905) III. 74 I was all in a quiver, but gathered courage [etc.]. 1853 C. Brontë I. xiv. 270 Heaven was..grand with the quiver of its living fires. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato (ed. 2) III. 204 Thrasymachus, I said, with a quiver, have mercy on us. 1917 J. O. Curwood xiii. 126 Nepeese saw the little quivers that shot through his body when her hand touched him, like electric shocks. 1943 9 Oct. 5/4 That other who always spoke his thoughts aloud and so kept his guests in a quiver of apprehension. 1993 23 Oct. b1/1 The lounge-crooner quiver in David Gahan's voice. Phrases1823 Jan. 42 I'm sure my flesh is all of a quiver yet With thinking how it would fry. 1855 ‘F. Fern’ xxvii. 103 Mercy me, I'm all of a quiver. 1904 3 Mar. 211 I was all of a quiver with interest by now. 1915 in W. Wood xxiv. 293 The air was all of a quiver and you could see the heat in the atmosphere. 1995 25 Apr. 6/3 Goggle-eyed spectators will be all of a quiver at the prospect of our lovelies swinging athletically toward the tape. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quiveradj.Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately < the same base as quave v. Compare later quiver v.1 Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) records the word (in form quever) as still in use in the Isle of Wight in 1903. Now rare ( English regional in later use). the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving swiftly and briskly OE [implied in: (Wells) 122 Ðonne he [sc. se abbod] wel ðenaþ and ures drihtnes heorde cwiferlice [OE Corpus Cambr. cwiuerlice, a1225 Winteney criferlice] gealgað & to rihte manað, he underfehð ece edlean. (at quiverly adv.)]. a1250 (?a1200) (Nero) (1952) 62 Þet flechs is her ethome..ant for þui hit is cwointe & cwiuer [v.r. couer; Bodl. quyuer], ase me seið ðet coc is kene on his owune mixerne. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add.) f. 114v Marcianus seiþ þat bi constellacioun of þe sonne men ben faire and quyuere and swifte. ?a1425 (a1415) (Harl.) (1917) 47 (MED) Fisches ben riȝt quiuer & quik in plente of þe watir & dreden not þe hidouse wawis. a1460 (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 948 (MED) For theim a stronge & wel fetured man..That can be sobre, sadde, & quyk & quyver, And with his foo com of and him delyuer. 1519 W. Horman xxxii. f. 281 He or she is a quyuer gester. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus I. Luke ii. f. 34 Of body feble and impotent, but of soule quiuer and lustie. 1567 G. Turberville f. 46v Thy quick and quiuer wings. 1600 W. Shakespeare iii. ii. 278 There was a little quiuer fellow. View more context for this quotation 1823 E. Moor 302 We..use the word in a sense of briskness, smartness—‘He's a quiver little fellow.’ 1847 J. O. Halliwell II. 658/2 Quever, gay; lively. West. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quiverv.1 Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: quaver v. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of quaver v., after quiver adj. Compare earlier quave v.Perhaps compare also early modern Dutch †kuyueren, †kuyuen to tremble (1599 in Kiliaan in an apparently isolated attestation, where English quiver is mentioned alongside several Latin glosses). the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > manifest itself [verb (intransitive)] > quiver or throb with emotion the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > exhibit physical symptoms [verb (intransitive)] > shudder with fear 1490 W. Caxton tr. xxvii. 103 Dido..quyuered & shoke [Fr. se print a trembler] of grete rage. 1530 J. Palsgrave 677/2 The poore boye quivereth for colde. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil iii. 47 Scant had I thus spoken, when seats al quiuered about vs. a1627 T. Middleton (1630) i. 5 A braue Court Spirit makes our Virgines quiuer. 1670 J. Eachard 55 Do you not perceive the Gold to be in a dismal fear, to curl and quiver at the first reading of these words. 1713 J. Addison iii. ii O'er the dying lamp th' unsteady flame Hangs quivering. 1798 W. Wordsworth ii. i Upon the stream the moonbeams quiver. 1853 F. D. Maurice xxi. 376 This..made his lips quiver and his hands tremble. 1884 G. C. Davies xxxviii. 290 The browning grasses quivered airily against the sky. 1951 C. P. Snow xxvi. 201 An Indian summer had visited the town... The lines of the palladian building seemed to quiver in the haze. 1982 G. Naylor (1983) iv. 105 Her thin shoulders began to quiver, and spasms circled her body as new tears came. 2005 11 Apr. 24/2 I..actually ran my hands over it—holy mackerel! I was almost quivering with excitement. the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (transitive)] > make tremble 1599 J. Minsheu at Blandéar To brandish or quiuer a sword. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. (rev. ed.) xliiii. 711 When you see a Larke play and flie neere vnto the ground, quiuering her wings, and making a gentle noise in the ayre. 1789 J. White II. 146 He had a way of quivering his head and turning up his nose. 1804 J. Grahame 25 The lark..quivers the wing With more than wonted joy. 1898 R. Kearton 53 He then began to quiver his drooping wings. 1963 10 Aug. 8/6 Another strong puff of air quivered the leaves in the tree tops. 1992 K. S. Robinson (1993) viii. 478 The inchoate roar smashed at the air, and quivered their stomachs like some bass tearing of the world's fabric. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > impart specific tone or quality [verb (transitive)] 1660 G. Mackenzie iv. 375 The chanting larks, from their natural cage the firmament, quiver out their melodious notes. 1746 A. Arbuthnot Pref. p. v A Piece of Antiquity..hiding her grey Hairs with false powder'd Locks..and quivering out a Song in broken Accents. 1848 C. Kingsley iv. iv. 102 The mad air quivered Unutterable music. 1849 E. C. Gaskell (ed. 3) II. iii. 42 ‘No!’ quivered out poor Mary, scarcely conscious that she spoke. 1915 28 Jan. His voice quivered out the question and he cried, ‘I want to know, I have a right to know why God is treated like this.’ 1994 (Nexis) 28 Mar. 11 a The middle-aged, stubble-bearded piano player in the red jacket quivering out the ‘song’ from Philadelphia in a wimpy falsetto. Compounds the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > quaking-grass 1759 B. Martin I. 60 Quiver Grass. 1782 B. Martin III. iv. vii. 337 It makes me tremble like Quiver Grass. 1860 C. M. Yonge II. vi. 105 Blue harebells and pale bents of quiver-grass edged the path. 1981 N. Hidden These Images Claw in The dead stars lace black night And the quiver grass shakes in the fields. 1974 C. C. Trench viii. 274 If, in strong or deep water, a really heavy bomb is necessary, a quiver-tip may be better than a swing-tip. 1997 J. Wilson (1998) 156/2 Compared to twenty years ago..the vast majority of anglers today favour the quivertip even in lakes and pits. Derivatives 1812 J. Adams Let. 21 June in (1856) X. 16 My health is..good, excepting a quiveration of the hands... Excuse the word quiveration, which..I borrowed..from an Irish boy. 1827 W. Maginn ii. iii. 119 I'm determined to have my hop—I'faith the calf of my leg is all of a quiveration already. 2001 J. J. Ellis iv. 114 The clear and strong handwriting—no quiverations were allowed at Monticello. 1581 R. Mulcaster xvii. 76 Wrastling..is daungerous to be delt with in agues, as to vehement and conspiring with the quiuerer. 1866 May 714 A half-caste called by the Portuguese Mariano, by the Africans Matakenya, ‘The Quiverer’—that is..one who in wrath quivers, as a tree does in a storm. 1980 14 23 The alchemy of civilisation had..dispelled the ignorant fear of the savages by..turning the quiverer into a calculating Hobbesian. the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil iii. 46 With a quiuerish horror. 1975 Dec. 123/1 The midmorning sky..looks liverish, quiverish, ready to collapse with torrential rain at any second. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). quiverv.2Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quiver n.1 Etymology: < quiver n.1 Compare earlier quivered adj. 2. society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > use of bow and arrow > shoot (arrow) [verb (transitive)] > put (arrows) in quiver a1643 Earl of Cumberland Ps. in E. Farr (1848) 112 Thy galling shafts lye quiuered in my bones. a1711 T. Ken Edmund xi, in (1721) II. 310 Use Spears, your Arrows quiver, case your Bows. 1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid 137 His thousand arrows lie Quivered around. 1911 ‘M. Field’ ii. 18 Are you still a child? Quiver the arrows! Lay them by! 1992 (Nexis) 25 Nov. 6 I purchased a license, quivered my three arrows..and went off hunting. 2001 (Nexis) 25 Mar. b1 Yet, as Singer has continued to resist big chains..a lot of critics have quivered their arrows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.11322 n.21786adj.OE v.11490v.2a1643 |
