dissolven

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

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

Descendants

  • English: dissolve

References

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