"ryver" meaning in Middle English

See ryver in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /riˈveːr/, /ˈrivər/, /reːˈveːr/, /ˈreːvər/ Forms: ryvers [plural], ryvere [alternative], river [alternative], rivere [alternative], rever [alternative], revere [alternative], revyr [alternative], reyvere [alternative]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman rivere, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|xno:riviere}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "riviere", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "ryver", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="ryver">, {{bor|enm|xno|riviere|rivere}} Anglo-Norman rivere, {{der|enm|la-eme|rīpāria}} Early Medieval Latin rīpāria Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} ryver, {{enm-noun|ryvers}} ryver (plural ryvers)
  1. A river (large inland watercourse)
    Sense id: en-ryver-enm-noun-t19Wa4pS Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 19 40 41
  2. A large flow, jet or emission of fluid.
    Sense id: en-ryver-enm-noun-raam9TEz Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 19 40 41
  3. A river or its edge used for falconry.
    Sense id: en-ryver-enm-noun-pgZFjhUU Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Falconry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 19 40 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 20 62 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 24 26 50 Disambiguation of Falconry: 0 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} ryver
  1. alternative form of revere Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: revere
    Sense id: en-ryver-enm-noun-nTva-lOT Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Landforms, Water Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 25 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 15 28 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 10 17 65 Disambiguation of Landforms: 31 5 16 48 Disambiguation of Water: 16 0 10 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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