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Arrived in my inbox from Dictionary.com:
Everyone i know says slobber or drool for this usage. Slaver means to deal in slaves. I don't doubt the etymology, but at least among the people i know in North America, i don't think any would use slaver in this sense.
Word of the Day for Sunday, May 22, 2011
slaver \SLAV-uhr; SLAY-vuhr\, intransitive verb:
1. To slobber; to drool.
noun:
1. Saliva drooling from the mouth.
The tiger was slavering. It was thirsty. Or maybe hungry.
-- Eliseo Alberto, Caracol Beach
Two ancient, lopsided wooden signs declared NO TRESPASSERS! and BEWARE OF GUARD DOGS! The latter featured a slavering Doberman frothing at the mouth.
-- Meera Syal, Anita and Me
Slaver is probably of Scandinavian origin, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse slafra.
Everyone i know says slobber or drool for this usage. Slaver means to deal in slaves. I don't doubt the etymology, but at least among the people i know in North America, i don't think any would use slaver in this sense.
