"salve" meaning in Middle English

See salve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|altform=1}} salve
  1. Alternative form of sauf Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sauf
    Sense id: en-salve-enm-adj-8l4a32Mt Categories (other): Pharmacology Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 16 16 16 12 9 12 9 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈsalv(ə)/, /salf/
Etymology: From the oblique forms of Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic *salbu, from Proto-Germanic *salbō. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sealf}} Old English sealf, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*salbu}} Proto-West Germanic *salbu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*salbō}} Proto-Germanic *salbō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} salve, {{enm-noun}} salve (plural salves) Forms: salves [plural], salf [alternative], salfe [alternative], salff [alternative], salffe [alternative], salwe [alternative], selve [alternative], scealfe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], sealfe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], sealve [alternative, Early-Middle-English], sallfe [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. A salve; a curative ointment.
    Sense id: en-salve-enm-noun-4J3jnV6R Categories (other): Medicine, Pharmacology Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 36 0 33 0 31 0 0 Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 16 16 16 12 9 12 9 9
  2. A remedy, cure, or deliverance.
    Sense id: en-salve-enm-noun-vkUEmg5j Categories (other): Pharmacology Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 16 16 16 12 9 12 9 9
  3. Any ointment or balm.
    Sense id: en-salve-enm-noun-1G4jLUW1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Liquids, Medicine, Pharmacology Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 14 24 7 17 14 14 Disambiguation of Liquids: 12 11 11 33 8 10 8 8 Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 36 0 33 0 31 0 0 Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 16 16 16 12 9 12 9 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: salven
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|enm|preposition|altform=1}} salve
  1. Alternative form of sauf Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sauf
    Sense id: en-salve-enm-prep-8l4a32Mt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} salve
  1. Alternative form of self Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: self
    Sense id: en-salve-enm-pron-EGflnQz8 Categories (other): Medicine, Pharmacology Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 36 0 33 0 31 0 0 Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 16 16 16 12 9 12 9 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} salve
  1. Alternative form of salven Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: salven
    Sense id: en-salve-enm-verb-bvUFOJEI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} salve
  1. Alternative form of saven Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: saven
    Sense id: en-salve-enm-verb-~K-BLhFf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "salven"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of salven"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "salven",
          "salven#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "salve"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Middle English alternative forms",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pages with 12 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Liquids",
    "enm:Medicine",
    "enm:Pharmacology"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
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        "2": "verb",
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      },
      "expansion": "salve",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "saven"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of saven"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saven",
          "saven#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "salve"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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