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.