"caven" meaning in Middle English

See caven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkaːvən/
Etymology: Either a borrowing from Latin cavō or formed anew from cave (“cave”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la|cavō}} Latin cavō, {{af|enm|cave|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=cave}} cave (“cave”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} caven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|cav}} Forms: weak [table-tags], caven [infinitive], to caven [infinitive], cave [infinitive], cave [first-person, present, singular], caved [first-person, past, singular], cavest [present, second-person, singular], cavedest [past, second-person, singular], caveth [present, singular, third-person], caved [past, singular, third-person], cave [present, singular, subjunctive], caved [past, singular, subjunctive], cave [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], caven [plural, present], cave [plural, present], caveden [past, plural], cavede [past, plural], caveth [imperative, plural, present], cave [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], cavynge [participle, present], cavende [participle, present], caved [participle, past], ycaved [participle, past]
  1. (rare) To hollow out. Tags: rare Synonyms: cave, kaven
    Sense id: en-caven-enm-verb-nED7XrWK Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 22 3 23 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 28 2 19 28 2

Alternative forms

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      "form": "to caven",
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "caveth",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "caveden",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cavede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cavynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cavende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caved",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ycaved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "To hollow out."
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        "(rare) To hollow out."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaːvən/"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "caven",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caveden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cavede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "caveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cavynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cavende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ycaved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To hollow out."
      ],
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        "(rare) To hollow out."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaːvən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cave"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaven"
    }
  ],
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}

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