What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Avered vs Havered - What's the difference?

avered | havered |

As verbs the difference between avered and havered

is that avered is (aver) while havered is (haver).

avered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (aver)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    aver

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) aveir ((etyl) avoir), substantive use of the verb, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Possessions, property, belongings, wealth.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

  • to assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner.
  • * 1663 ,
    • Chiron, the four-legg'd bard, had both \ A beard and tail of his own growth; \ And yet by authors 'tis averr'd , \ He made use only of his beard.
  • * 1819 CE: Percy Shelley, Peter Bell the Third :
    • The Devil, I safely can aver , / Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting.
  • * 1939 (MGM/Warner Home Video)
    • As Coroner, I must aver , I thoroughly examined her.
  • * 1997 Frederic W. and Roberta B. Case, Trilliums , ISBN 0-88192-374-5:
    • Small (1933) avers T. simile to be deliciously fragrant, a quality we have not noticed in our plants.
  • (legal) To prove or justify a plea.
  • (obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify; to offer to verify.
    • Related terms
    * averment

    Etymology 3

    Related to .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) A work-horse, working ox, or other beast of burden.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    havered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (haver)

    • Anagrams

    *

    haver

    English

    Etymology 1

    .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British) To hem and haw
  • * 1988 , , Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 154
    • This didn't seem at all unlikely, but when I none the less havered , he insisted that his 'Egyptian fortune-teller' had confirmed it.
  • (Scotland), Usually haiver . To maunder; to talk foolishly; to chatter; talking nonsense; to babble
  • * 1988 ,
    • And if I haver''', yeah I know I’m gonna be / I’m gonna be the man who’s '''havering to you.
  • * 2004 James Campbell, "Boswell and Mrs. Miller", in The Genius of Language (ed. Wendy Lesser), page 194
    • She havers on about her "faither" and "mirra" and the "wee wean," her child, and "hoo i wiz glaiket but bonny forby."

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, Scotland, dialect) The cereal oats.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who has, possesses etc.
  • * 1608 ,
    • It is held / That valour is the chiefest virtue, and / Most dignifies the haver : if it be, / The man I speak of cannot in the world / Be singly counterpoised.
    Synonyms
    * holder * possessor ----