solven

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin solvō, solvere.

Pronunciation

Verb

solven (Late Middle English)

  1. (chiefly medicine) To break up; to drive out.
  2. (rare) To dissolve; to cause dissolution.
  3. (rare) To monetarily compensate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of solven (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) solven, solve
present tense past tense
1st-person singular solve solved
2nd-person singular solvest solvedest
3rd-person singular solveth solved
subjunctive singular solve
imperative singular
plural1 solven, solve solveden, solvede
imperative plural solveth, solve
participles solvynge, solvende solved, ysolved

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

Descendants

  • English: solve

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