salven

See also: Salven

Catalan

Verb

salven

1. third-person plural present indicative of salvar

Danish

Noun

salven c

1. definite singular of salve

Galician

Verb

salven

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

• salf, salfe, salve, salvyn
• sallfenn (Ormulum)

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

1. To heal or cure; to make healthy or good.
2. (religion) To deliver from evil or perdition.
3. (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
imperative singular		—
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

1. definite masculine singular of salve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• salva

Noun

salven m or f

1. definite masculine singular of salve

Spanish

Verb

salven

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