releven

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as (jeo) relieve (“I lift up”), and its source, Latin relevo (“to lift up, lighten, relieve, alleviate”), combined form of re- (“back”) + levo (“to lift”).

Verb

releven

  1. (Late Middle English) to relieve

Conjugation

Conjugation of releven (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) releven, releve
present tense past tense
1st-person singular releve releved
2nd-person singular relevest relevedest
3rd-person singular releveth releved
subjunctive singular releve
imperative singular —
plural1 releven, releve releveden, relevede
imperative plural releveth, releve —
participles relevynge, relevende releved, yreleved

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

Descendants

  • English: relieve

References

Spanish

Verb

releven

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