"salven" meaning in Middle English

See salven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsalvən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English sealfian, from Proto-West Germanic *salbōn, from Proto-Germanic *salbōną; equivalent to salve + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:sealfian}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*selp-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*salbō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suf", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "factitive verb", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂ti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*salbōną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*salbōn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "sealfian", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "salven", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="salven">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|sealfian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English sealfian, {{inh+|enm|ang|sealfian}} Inherited from Old English sealfian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*salbōn}} Proto-West Germanic *salbōn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*salbōną}} Proto-Germanic *salbōną, {{af|enm|salve|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} salve + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} salven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|salve}} Forms: weak [table-tags], salveen [infinitive], to salveen [infinitive], salvee [infinitive], salvee [first-person, present, singular], salveed [first-person, past, singular], salveede [first-person, past, singular], salveest [present, second-person, singular], salveedest [past, second-person, singular], salveeth [present, singular, third-person], salveed [past, singular, third-person], salveede [past, singular, third-person], salvee [present, singular, subjunctive], salveed [past, singular, subjunctive], salveede [past, singular, subjunctive], salvee [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], salveen [plural, present], salvee [plural, present], salveeden [past, plural], salveed [past, plural], salveede [past, plural], salveeth [imperative, plural, present], salvee [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], salveynge [participle, present], salveende [participle, present], salveed [participle, past], ysalveed [participle, past], salf [alternative], salfe [alternative], salve [alternative], salvyn [alternative], sallfenn [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. To heal or cure; to make healthy or good.
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  2. (religion) To deliver from evil or perdition.
    Sense id: en-salven-enm-verb-OJ2wg2r0 Categories (other): Religion, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with etymon, Medicine Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 37 24 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 100 0 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  3. (rare) To anoint or salve; to apply salve to. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-salven-enm-verb-Spsgcc1c Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 37 24 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 30 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 33 33 34

Alternative forms

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      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "sealfian",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English sealfian",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "sealfian"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*salbōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *salbōn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*salbōną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *salbōną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "salve",
        "3": "-en",
        "id2": "infinitival",
        "pos2": "infinitival suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "salve + -en (infinitival suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English sealfian, from Proto-West Germanic *salbōn, from Proto-Germanic *salbōną; equivalent to salve + -en (infinitival suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to salveen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salvee",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salvee",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salvee",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salvee",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salvee",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salvee",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salveed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ysalveed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salf",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salfe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salvyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sallfenn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "salven",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "salve"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To heal or cure; to make healthy or good."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heal",
          "heal"
        ],
        [
          "cure",
          "cure"
        ],
        [
          "healthy",
          "healthy"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To deliver from evil or perdition."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "deliver",
          "deliver"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "perdition",
          "perdition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) To deliver from evil or perdition."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To anoint or salve; to apply salve to."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anoint",
          "anoint"
        ],
        [
          "salve",
          "salve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To anoint or salve; to apply salve to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsalvən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "salven"
}

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