solven
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin solvō, solvere.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
solven (Late Middle English)
- (chiefly medicine) To break up; to drive out.
- (rare) To dissolve; to cause dissolution.
- (rare) To monetarily compensate.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of solven (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: solve
References[edit]
- “solven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.