"calver" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkalvər/
Etymology: Possibly inherited from Old English calwer (“curds”), of unknown origin. The development of /lw/ to /lv/ before /r/ would be unparalleled, but there are no clear counterexamples either. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|flaky}}, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|calwer||curds|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English calwer (“curds”), {{inh+|enm|ang|calwer|nocap=1|t=curds}} inherited from Old English calwer (“curds”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} calver
  1. (rare, of salmon) Having curd-like flakes throughout. Tags: rare Synonyms: calvar, calvur
    Sense id: en-calver-enm-adj-Ncll5a~9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} calver
  1. plural of calf (“calf (young cow)”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: calf (extra: (“calf (young cow)”)) Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-calver-enm-noun-M11vElNA Disambiguation of Fish: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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