"quiver" meaning in Middle English

See quiver in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkwivər/ Forms: quyver [alternative], quyvere [alternative], cwiver [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English *cwifer, probably related to cwic (“alive”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*cwifer}} Old English *cwifer Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} quiver, {{enm-adj}} quiver
  1. fast, speedy, rapid
    Sense id: en-quiver-enm-adj-YKI45dOD Categories (other): Archery Disambiguation of Archery: 37 28 35 0
  2. energetic, vigourous, vibrant
    Sense id: en-quiver-enm-adj-zfWYfDFG Categories (other): Pages with entries, Archery, Containers Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 8 25 1 13 26 2 5 2 14 1 0 Disambiguation of Archery: 37 28 35 0 Disambiguation of Containers: 9 74 17 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈkwivər/ Forms: quivers [plural], quyver [alternative], qwyver [alternative], qwywere [alternative], qwyvere [alternative], whyver [alternative]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman quivre, from Old Dutch cocare; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *kökexür or Hunnic. Doublet of coker. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|quivre}} Anglo-Norman quivre, {{der|enm|odt|cocare}} Old Dutch cocare, {{der|enm|xgn-pro|*kökexür}} Proto-Mongolic *kökexür, {{der|enm|xhc|-}} Hunnic, {{doublet|enm|coker}} Doublet of coker Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} quiver, {{enm-noun|pl=quivers}} quiver (plural quivers)
  1. A quiver (a receptacle for arrows)
    Sense id: en-quiver-enm-noun-i68PQMUI Categories (other): Archery Disambiguation of Archery: 37 28 35 0
  2. (rare, vulgar) A vulva. Tags: rare, vulgar
    Sense id: en-quiver-enm-noun-spzWti4w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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