viv
- (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forIduna.
Shortening.
viv (pluralvivs)
- (slang)vivarium
2002, Mark, “Vivarium Backgrounds”, inalt.pets.reptiles.lizards (Usenet):I recently purchased a newviv, however up until now I have not been able to find a background that is high enough for theviv. Theviv is 36 inches wide and at least 20 inches high. All the backgrounds I have seen have only been 18 inches high.
viv
- (Alghero)first-personsingularpresentindicative ofvivir
- (Alghero)first-personsingularpresentindicative ofviure
FromOld Norsevíf.
viv c (singular definiteviven,not used in plural form)
- (dated or humorous)wife,femalespouse
Frenchvivre
viv
- tolive
Akin toItalianvivere, from Latin.
viv
- tolive
FromOld Norsevíf, fromProto-Germanic*wībą. Cognate withEnglishwife.
viv m orn (definite singularvivenorvivet,indefinite pluralviv,definite pluralviveneorviva)
- (dated or humorous)wife,femalespouse
- “viv” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.
FromOld Norsevíf, fromProto-Germanic*wībą. Cognate withEnglishwife.
viv n (definite singularvivet,indefinite pluralviv,definite pluralviva)
- (dated or humorous)wife,femalespouse
- (dialectal or poetic)girl,youngwoman
- “viv” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
FromOld Norsevíf, fromProto-Germanic*wībą. Cognate withEnglishwife,GermanWeib,Icelandicvíf.
viv n
- (archaic, poetic)wife,femalespouse
- 1673,Töres döttrar i Wänge, Traditional, in1816,Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, 3rd. vol,p. 193,Erik Gustaf Geijer,Arvid August Afzelius
Ant'en vill J bli' Wallare-vif,
Eller vill J mista Ert unga lif?
Inte villa vi bli' Vallarevif,
Heldre vi miste vårt unga lif.- Either will ye be highwaymen'swives,
Or will ye lose your young lives?
We will not be highwaymen'swives
Rather we lose our young lives.
- Synonyms:fru,hustru,(informal)fruga,(informal, offensive)kärring
