† to-shiverv.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To break into shivers, shatter, splinter.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > break [verb (transitive)] > break to pieces, shatter, or burst
to-breakc888
briteOE
to-shenec950
abreakOE
forgnidea1000
to-brytc1000
to-burstc1000
to-driveOE
shiverc1200
to-shiverc1200
to-reavec1225
shiverc1250
debruise1297
to-crack13..
to-frushc1300
to-sliftc1315
chinec1330
littlec1350
dingc1380
bruisea1382
burst1382
rushc1390
shinderc1390
spald?a1400
brittenc1400
pashc1400
forbruise1413
to break, etc. into sherds1426
shattera1450
truncheon1477
scarboyle1502
shonk1508
to-shattera1513
rash1513
shidera1529
grind1535
infringe1543
dishiver1562
rupture1578
splinter1582
tear1582
disshiver1596
upburst1596
to burst up1601
diminish1607
confract1609
to blow (shiver, smash, tear, etc.) to or into atoms1612
dishatter1615
vanquashc1626
beshiver1647
disfrange1778
smash1778
explode1784
bust1806
spell1811
smithereen1878
shard1900
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 113 Ure helende..alto shiurede þe ȝiaten and in wende.
c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 1992 Was non þat hauede þe hern-panne So hard, þat he ne dede alto-cruhsse, And alto-shiuere, and alto-frusshe.
1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur ii. x. 87 They..smoten to gyders and al to sheuered their speres.
a1500 (?a1400) Sir Torrent of Portyngale (1887) l. 1172 Hors and man down he bore, And all to-sheverd his sheld.
2. intransitive. To fly to shivers, break into splinters.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > break [verb (intransitive)] > shatter or break to pieces or burst
to-burstc893
forbursta1000
springOE
to-flyc1000
to-shootc1000
to-springc1000
to-drevea1225
to-resea1225
to-breakc1230
to go shiversc1275
to-drivec1275
to-rivec1275
to-shenec1275
to-wendc1275
debruise1297
lash13..
to-dashc1300
to-scatter13..
to-shiver13..
shiverc1330
bequash1377
shinderc1390
brasta1400
bursta1400
to-shiderc1450
to fly in pieces1488
sprent1488
splindera1500
reavec1560
dishiver1562
shatter1567
disshiver1586
split1590
slent1608
besplit1638
disrupt1657
splintera1661
rupture1734
explode1784
to ding in staves1786
to break, knock etc., or go, to smash1798
spell1811
to go (also run) smash1818
to play smash1841
bust1844
splitter1860
disrump1886
to fall into staves1895
smash1904
13.. K. Alis. 2728 The scharpe spere gynneth al to~schivere.
c1381 G. Chaucer Parl. Foules 493 The noyse of ffoules..So loude ronge..Þat wele y went þe wode had Al to-sheuered [v.r. Alto-shyuered].
c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 5156 His sheld to-sheuered euen in twoo.
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) lxv. sig. Piiiiv Bothe theyr speres all to sheuered to theyr fystes.
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