salven

See also: Salven

Catalan

Verb

salven

third-person plural present indicative form of salvar

Danish

Noun

salven c

definite singular of salve

Middle English

Alternative forms

salf, salfe, salve, salvyn
(Ormulum) sallfenn

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sealfian, from Proto-West Germanic *salbōn, from Proto-Germanic *salbōną; equivalent to salve +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsalvən/

Verb

salven

To heal or cure; to make healthy or good.
(religion) To deliver from evil or perdition.
(rare) To anoint or salve; to apply salve to.

Conjugation

Conjugation of salven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) salveen, salvee
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	salvee	salveed
2nd-person singular	salveest	salveedest
3rd-person singular	salveeth	salveed
subjunctive singular	salvee	salveed
imperative singular	salvee	—

plural¹	salveen, salvee	salveeden, salveede
imperative plural	salveeth, salvee	—

participles	salveynge, salveende	salveed, ysalveed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: salve

References

“salven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

salva

Noun

salven m or f

definite masculine singular of salve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

salva

Noun

salven m or f

definite masculine singular of salve

Spanish

Verb

salven

inflection of salvar:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative

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