serven

See also: Serven

Dutch

Noun

serven

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of serf

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French servir, from Latin serviō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛrvən/
• Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Verb

serven (third-person singular simple present serveth, present participle servende, servynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle served)

1. to serve (be loyal and/or submissive to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of serven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) serven, serve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	serve	served
2nd-person singular	servest	servedest
3rd-person singular	serveth	served
subjunctive singular	serve
imperative singular		—
plural1	serven, serve	serveden, servede
imperative plural	serveth, serve	—
participles	servynge, servende	served, yserved

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

Related terms

• servage
• servaunt
• serviable
• servise
• servish
• servitour
• servitute
• servyle

 

Descendants

• English: serve (dialectal/obsolete sarve)
• Scots: sair, ser
• Yola: zarve

References

• “serven, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.