resolven
See also: Resolven
Middle English
Alternative forms
- resolve
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin resolvō, resolvere; equivalent to re- + solven. Compare resolucioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛːˈzɔlvən/, /rɛːˈsɔlvən/
Verb
resolven
- To transmute; to change state:
- To cause to disintegrate or decompose.
- To cause to melt or evanesce.
- To dissolve or intermix.
- (by extension) To destroy or end.
- To unbind (usually the soul from the body)
- (writing, mathematics) To put into an intelligible form.
- (medicine) To cause softening.
Conjugation
Conjugation of resolven (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) resolven, resolve | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | resolve | resolved | |
2nd-person singular | resolvest | resolvedest | |
3rd-person singular | resolveth | resolved | |
subjunctive singular | resolve | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | resolven, resolve | resolveden, resolvede | |
imperative plural | resolveth, resolve | — | |
participles | resolvynge, resolvende | resolved |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: resolve
References
- “resolven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.