Scots
Alternative forms
- daiver, daaver, dever, dauver, deaver, daever
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeːvər/
- (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈdeːvʌr/
Noun
daver (plural davers)
- A stunning blow; a concussive impact.
Verb
daver (third-person singular present davers, present participle daverin, past davert, past participle davert)
- To wander aimlessly or in a dazed fashion.
- To dawdle or tarry.
- To doze or fall asleep. Cf. dover.