wivern.¹

/ˈwʌɪvə/

Forms: Also 1500s wywer.

Etymology: Identical with waver , wafer , wefer , †waiver , †wayver , †weaver , in waver n.¹, side-waver n., and Northumbrian dialect inwaver , inwiver (in sense 1).

northern dialect.

1. A long beam of wood in the roof of a house; in † wiver-tree, side-waver n., top wiver.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam

pan1284

roof-tree1321

wiverc1325

sile1338

wind-beam1374

bindbalkc1425

trave1432

purlin1439

side-waver1451

wind-balk1532

roof beam1551

post1567

crock1570

spercil1570

collar-beam1659

camber1679

top-beam1679

camber-beam1721

jack rafter1736

hammer-beam1823

tie-beam1823

spar-piece1842

viga1844

collar1858

spanner1862

cruck1898

c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 170 Amont heceler mettez la poutre [glossed the wiver-tre].

1532 in J. Raine Charters Priory Finchale (1837) 445/2 [Timber at Durham sawn into] wywers, rybbs, wynd balks.

1641 Louth Rec. (1891) 110 To Carter for two fyne Poules for sidewivers for the schole, v s. vj d.

a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 154 They will sowe downe theire thatch in 4 places, viz. first close to the very wallplates, then 2 foote belowe the side wivers, then 2 foote above the side wivers, and then lastly aboute a yard or more belowe the rigge-tree.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Wivere, a long beam. The top wivere [printed winere.]is the wind-balk or collar beam in a housetop. The side wivere is the long beam on which frame-houses formerly rested. (Obs.)

2. A long beam of wood in a boat (see quot. 1894).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > other framing or supporting timbers

weyr1296

stanchiona1626

sleeper1626

cant1794

newel1831

dead-flat1850

bee-seatingc1860

truss-piece1867

wiver1894

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Wiver, one of the timbers or wales of a boat on which the seats rest.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

† wivern.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wive v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < wive v. + -er suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

A man who takes a wife.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > [noun] > one who > one who takes a wife

wiver1888

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. 214 The young negro found the old wiver in the palms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	wiver
释义	wivern.¹ /ˈwʌɪvə/ Forms: Also 1500s wywer. Etymology: Identical with waver , wafer , wefer , †waiver , †wayver , †weaver , in waver n.¹, side-waver n., and Northumbrian dialect inwaver , inwiver (in sense 1). northern dialect. 1. A long beam of wood in the roof of a house; in † wiver-tree, side-waver n., top wiver. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam pan1284 roof-tree1321 wiverc1325 sile1338 wind-beam1374 bindbalkc1425 trave1432 purlin1439 side-waver1451 wind-balk1532 roof beam1551 post1567 crock1570 spercil1570 collar-beam1659 camber1679 top-beam1679 camber-beam1721 jack rafter1736 hammer-beam1823 tie-beam1823 spar-piece1842 viga1844 collar1858 spanner1862 cruck1898 c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 170 Amont heceler mettez la poutre [glossed the wiver-tre]. 1532 in J. Raine Charters Priory Finchale (1837) 445/2 [Timber at Durham sawn into] wywers, rybbs, wynd balks. 1641 Louth Rec. (1891) 110 To Carter for two fyne Poules for sidewivers for the schole, v s. vj d. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 154 They will sowe downe theire thatch in 4 places, viz. first close to the very wallplates, then 2 foote belowe the side wivers, then 2 foote above the side wivers, and then lastly aboute a yard or more belowe the rigge-tree. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Wivere, a long beam. The top wivere [printed winere.]is the wind-balk or collar beam in a housetop. The side wivere is the long beam on which frame-houses formerly rested. (Obs.) 2. A long beam of wood in a boat (see quot. 1894). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > other framing or supporting timbers weyr1296 stanchiona1626 sleeper1626 cant1794 newel1831 dead-flat1850 bee-seatingc1860 truss-piece1867 wiver1894 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Wiver, one of the timbers or wales of a boat on which the seats rest. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † wivern.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wive v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < wive v. + -er suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. A man who takes a wife. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > [noun] > one who > one who takes a wife wiver1888 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. 214 The young negro found the old wiver in the palms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹c1325n.²1888
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