devies

devies

1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of deure

From Middle Dutch devise, from Middle French devise, from Old French devise. The financial senses were borrowed from German Devise, from French devise.

• IPA^(key): /dəˈvis/

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• Hyphenation: de‧vies
• Rhymes: -is

devies n (plural deviezen)

1. motto, slogan, watchword
2. (finance) security (proof for ownership of bonds)
3. (finance, economy, usually in the plural) money or an asset in a foreign currency

dēviēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of dēviō

devies

1. second-person singular past indicative of doties
2. (with the particle esot) past conjunctive of doties
3. (with the particle būtu) past conditional of doties

devies (invariable)

1. having given oneself, having gone; indefinite past active participle of doties