serven

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Dutch

Noun

serven

  1. plural of serf

Galician

Verb

serven

  1. third-person plural present indicative of servir

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French servir, from Latin serviō.

Pronunciation

Verb

serven (third-person singular simple present serveth, present participle servende, servynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle served)

  1. to serve (be loyal and/or submissive to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of serven (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) serven, serve
present tense past tense
1st-person singular serve served
2nd-person singular servest servedest
3rd-person singular serveth served
subjunctive singular serve
imperative singular —
plural1 serven, serve serveden, servede
imperative plural serveth, serve —
participles servynge, servende served, yserved

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

Descendants

  • English: serve (dialectal/obsolete sarve)
  • Scots: sair, ser
  • Yola: zarve, zar

References

Swedish

Noun

serven

  1. definite singular of serve
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