resolven

See also: Resolven

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resolvō, resolvere; equivalent to re- +‎ solven. Compare resolucioun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛːˈzɔlvən/, /rɛːˈsɔlvən/

Verb

resolven (third-person singular simple present resolveth, present participle resolvende, resolvynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle resolved)

  1. To transmute; to change state:
    1. To cause to disintegrate or decompose.
    2. To cause to melt or evanesce.
    3. To dissolve or intermix.
  2. (by extension) To destroy or end.
  3. To unbind (usually the soul from the body)
  4. (writing, mathematics) To put into an intelligible form.
  5. (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

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

Descendants

  • English: resolve

References

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