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▪ I. taver, n. Sc.|ˈteɪvə(r)|
Also 9 taiver.
[app. of Norse origin: cf. Norw. tave clout, rag, any torn piece of stuff, Da. tave fibre, filament of tow, wool, etc.]
A mere shred or filament; a ‘rag’ (of meat).
1808Jamieson, Taivers, s. pl. tatters; as, boiled to taivers, Fife. 1819Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 15 Sorrow gin Paip was boil'd to taivers, And I'd a platefu' o' the bree! 1822Galt Steam-boat xii. 288 They don't know how to cook yonder..they boil the meat to tavers.
▪ II. taver, v. Sc.|ˈteɪvə(r)|
Also 9 taiver.
[freq. of tave v.]
intr. To wander vaguely or aimlessly; to wander mentally, to talk incoherently as one delirious; to talk idly and foolishly. Hence ˈtavering vbl. n. and ppl. a., wandering, etc.; ˈtavert ppl. a., fatigued or exhausted with wandering, or with toil or struggle; incoherent, confused, stupefied, stupid; also ˈtaversome a., fatiguing, exhausting.
1535Stewart Cron. Scot. (Rolls) III. 420 Fra hill to hill rynnand as tha war hyrit, In mure and mos so tavert war and tyrit. a1598Rollock Serm. Wks. 1849 I. 435 He callis our warkis tavering, going out of the way. Ibid. 436 His actiounis ar taverings, all wandring out of the way. [So ed. 1599; ed. 1616 wauering, wauerings.] 1808–18Jamieson, Taiver, to wander;..to rave as mad... Taiversum, tiresome, fatiguing. Taivert. 1822Galt Sir A. Wylie xxx, Ye wouldna hae me..to sit till I'm taver't?.. I fin' the wine rinnin in my head already. 1823― Entail xviii, I would na trust the hair o' a dog to the judgment o' that tavert bodie, Gibby Omit. 1887J. Service Dr. Duguid xxii, The taivert tenets of the Antiburgher Kirk. |