Emily Dickinson Lexicon

QUIV'ER, v.i. [D. huiveren, to shiver. This word seems to belong to the family of quaver, W. çwibiaw, to trill, to quiver, çwiv, a whirl or turn, çwiviaw, to fly about, to wander, çwipiaw, to move briskly, çwyvaw, to stir, move, agitate.]

1. To shake or tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. This word expresses that tremulous motion of the body which proceeds from loss of heat or vigor. Thus persons quiver with fear or with cold. He quiver'd with his feet and lay for dead. – Dryden. And left the limbs still quiv'ring on the ground. – Addison.
2. To play or be agitated with a tremulous motion. The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. – Shak. The lakes that quiver to the curling breeze. – Pope.