SHIVER

I. noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old High German scivaro splinter Date: 13th century one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence, II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 13th century to break into many small pieces ; shatter , III. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of chiveren Date: 15th century intransitive verb to undergo trembling ; quiver , to tremble in the wind as it strikes first one and then the other side (of a sail), transitive verb to cause (a sail) to ~ by steering close to the wind, IV. noun Date: 1727 an instance of ~ing ; tremble , an intense ~y sensation especially of fear, a hard blow (as with a forearm) especially to the head or neck