While popular in cinema and 20th century art for depictions of medieval European characters (such as Robin Hood), this style of quiver was rarely used in medieval Europe. They were also used in Ancient Greece and often feature on sculptural representations of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. This style of quiver was used by native peoples of North America and Africa, and was also commonly depicted in bas-reliefs from ancient Assyria. Arrows can be drawn over the shoulder rapidly by the nock. Ukrainian: тремті́ння ( tremtínnja ), тре́мор ( trémor ) ( medical )įrom Middle English quiver, cwiver, from Old English *cwifer, probably related to cwic ( “ alive ” ).A y-shaped harness for a back quiver features on this bronze statue of Artemis, goddess of the hunt, mid-4th century BC.īack quivers are secured to the archer's back by leather straps, with the nock ends protruding above the dominant hand's shoulder.French: tremblement (fr), frisson (fr), frémissement (fr) (of a person, of a voice).Czech: záchvěv m, zachvění n, třes (cs) m, třesení n, chvění (cs) n.Spanish: aljaba (es) f, carcaj (es) m, goldre m.Portuguese: aljava (pt) f, fáretra f, carcás m.Kannada: please add this translation if you can.Galician: carcán m, goldre m, coldre m, alxaba f, carcás m.Azerbaijani: oxdan, oxqabı, sadaq, oxluq.
( weaponry ) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.Replaced early modern cocker, the inherited reflex of that West Germanic word. ( General American, Canada ) enPR: kwĭˈvər, IPA ( key): /ˈkwɪvɚ/įrom Middle English quiver, from Anglo-Norman quivre, from Old Dutch cocare (source of Dutch koker, and cognate to Old English cocer ( “ quiver, case ” )), from Proto-West Germanic *kukur ( “ container ” ), said to be from Hunnic, possibly from Proto-Mongolic *kökexür ( “ leather vessel for liquids ” ) see there for more.( Received Pronunciation ) IPA ( key): /ˈkwɪvə/.
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