salver

See also: Sälver

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English salver (attested only in the sense of "ointment box"), from Old English *sealfere (“salver, one who anoints”), equivalent to salve +‎ -er. Cognate with Dutch zalver (“salver”), German Salber (“salver”).

Noun

salver (plural salvers)

1. One who salves or cures.
2. One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.

Related terms

• salve

Etymology 2

From salve (“to save”) +‎ -er.

Noun

salver (plural salvers)

1. One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.

Etymology 3

From Middle English salver (“serving platter”), from Spanish salva (“a testing of food or drink to test for poison”), from salvar (“to save, taste food for one's master”), from Latin salvō (“save”, verb). More at save.

Noun

salver (plural salvers)

1. A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card). [from c. 1660]
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Translations

tray used to display or serve food

• Armenian: սկուտեղ (hy) (skuteġ)
• Finnish: tarjotin (fi)
• German: Serviertablett n, Präsentierteller (de) m
• Latvian: paplāte
• Macedonian: послужавник m (poslužavnik)
• Ottoman Turkish: تپسی (tepsi), سینی (sini)
• Russian: подно́с (ru) m (podnós)
• Scottish Gaelic: truinnsear m
• Ternate: sosaha

Further reading

• salver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:salvers on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Lavers, arvels, larves, lavers, ravels, revals, serval, slaver, velars, versal

Danish

Noun

salver c

1. indefinite plural of salve

Verb

salver

1. present of salve

Latin

Verb

salver

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of salvō

Middle English

Noun

salver

1. Alternative form of saveour

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

salver m or f

1. indefinite plural of salve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• salvar

Noun

salver m or f

1. indefinite feminine plural of salve

Old French

Verb

salver

1. Alternative form of sauver

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of salver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		salver			avoir salvé
gerund		en salvant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		salvant
past participle		salvé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	salf	salves	salve	salvons	salvez	salvent
	imperfect	salvoie, salveie, salvoe, salveve	salvoies, salveies, salvoes, salveves	salvoit, salveit, salvot, salveve	salviiens, salviens	salviiez, salviez	salvoient, salveient, salvoent, salvevent
	preterite	salvai	salvas	salva	salvames	salvastes	salverent
	future	salverai	salveras	salvera	salverons	salveroiz, salvereiz, salverez	salveront
	conditional	salveroie, salvereie	salveroies, salvereies	salveroit, salvereit	salveriiens, salveriens	salveriiez, salveriez	salveroient, salvereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	salf	sals	salt	salvons	salvez	salvent
	imperfect	salvasse	salvasses	salvast	salvissons, salvissiens	salvissoiz, salvissez, salvissiez	salvassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	salve	—	salvons	salvez	—