naver

Originally pluralis of nav, which is an abbreviation of skandinav.

• IPA^(key): [ˈnæˀvʌ]

naver c (singular definite naveren, plural indefinite navere)

1. Scandinavian journeyman who traveled abroad and offered his services wearing characteristic black clothes, a black hat with a wide brim, and wide-legged trousers

From Old Norse nafarr, from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz. Cognate with Swedish navare, Norwegian navar and Icelandic nafar.

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɑwˀʌ]

naver c or n (singular definite naveren or naveret, plural indefinite navere)

1. an auger

   Synonym: naverbor

• “naver” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “naver” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

nāver

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of nāvō

From Old Norse nafarr, from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz.

naver m

1. auger

From NAV

naver m (definite singular naveren, indefinite plural navere, definite plural naverne)

1. (colloquial) a person who gets economic support from the state while being unemployed
   • 2016, Karpe, “Lett å være rebell i kjellerleiligheten din”, in Heisann Montebello‎^[1]:

     Plukker frukt i våre haver / (Du blir aldri skandinaver)^[sic] / Naver, naver, naver, naver, naver

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. a dosser