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Postby Persevere on Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:44 pm

Haver (Scottish, Verb)

To Talk foolishly or babble

To Talk Nonsense

Cheers

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Postby Pauline on Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:58 pm

hhhmmmm not sure I can do any of that. :shock: :wink:

I'll give it a try though. :lol:
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Postby Angel on Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:31 pm

The Vikings also used the word for goats.
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Postby fran on Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:01 pm

oh god gimme a drink before it starts.......
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Postby fran on Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:02 pm

it's also 'have' with an 'r' stuck on the end.

i say this becasue it has not been said before!
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Postby Ginger on Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:22 pm

it's also 'aver' with an 'h' stuck on the beginning. :D
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Postby Gerri on Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:51 am

We use the word 'haver' as well. Translated it means 'oats'.... :D
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Postby fran on Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:44 pm

Ginja! what is 'aver'!?
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Postby Ginger on Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:47 pm

"aver" is hoity-toity for assert or affirm.

I don't speak hoity too well, but I know a few words to haul out and impress the toities now and then.
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Postby Angel on Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:27 pm

Gerri: havercakes are oatcakes over here, made famous by the West Yorkshire Regiment aka the Haver Cake Lads.
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Postby fran on Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:35 pm

oh THAT

av-errrr

ok
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Postby Alan on Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:16 pm

It such a dynamic word i use it when dealing with fare evaders on the metro in newcastle.

I will say Why dont you have a ticket and they will say I LEFT IT ON THE TRAIN i will be like Dont haver to me sonny. ( he may have but i hear it all the time from little chavs)
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Postby tnm on Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:24 pm

It is also revah backwards. Doesn't mean anything that I know of, but that is what it is backwards.
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