dissolven

dissolven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• desolven, dissolve, dyssolve

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dissolvō, dissolvere; equivalent to dis- +‎ solven. Compare dissolucioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈzɔlvən/, /di(s)ˈsɔlvən/

Verb

dissolven

1. To (cause to) dissolve or evanesce.
2. To (cause to) split up or break apart.
3. To unbind (usually the soul from the body)
4. (pathology) To ruin; to be afflicted.
5. (rare) To renounce a relationship; to violate a compact.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dissolven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dissolven, dissolve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dissolve	dissolved
2nd-person singular	dissolvest	dissolvedest
3rd-person singular	dissolveth	dissolved
subjunctive singular	dissolve
imperative singular		—
plural1	dissolven, dissolve	dissolveden, dissolvede
imperative plural	dissolveth, dissolve	—
participles	dissolvynge, dissolvende	dissolved

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

Descendants

• English: dissolve

References

• “dissolven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.