dissolven

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Middle English

Alternative forms

desolven, dissolve, dyssolve

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dissolvō, dissolvere; equivalent to dis- +‎ solven. Compare dissolucioun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diˈzɔlvən/, /di(s)ˈsɔlvən/

Verb

dissolven

To (cause to) dissolve or evanesce.
To (cause to) split up or break apart.
To unbind (usually the soul from the body)
(pathology) To ruin; to be afflicted.
(rare) To renounce a relationship; to violate a compact.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dissolven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dissolven, dissolve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dissolve	dissolved
2nd-person singular	dissolvest	dissolvedest
3rd-person singular	dissolveth	dissolved
subjunctive singular	dissolve	dissolved
imperative singular	dissolve	—

plural¹	dissolven, dissolve	dissolveden, dissolvede
imperative plural	dissolveth, dissolve	—

participles	dissolvynge, dissolvende	dissolved

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

Descendants

English: dissolve

References

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

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