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salver

See also: Sälver

English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English salver (attested only in the sense of "ointment box"), from Old English *sealfere (“salver, one who anoints”), equivalent to salve +‎ -er. Cognate with Dutch zalver (“salver”), German Salber (“salver”).

Noun

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salver (plural salvers)

  1. One who salves or cures.
  2. One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.
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Etymology 2

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From salve (“to save”) +‎ -er.

Noun

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salver (plural salvers)

  1. One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.

Etymology 3

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From Middle English salver (“serving platter”), from Spanish salva (“a testing of food or drink to test for poison”), from salvar (“to save, taste food for one's master”), from Latin salvō (“save”, verb). More at save.

Noun

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salver (plural salvers)

  1. A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card). [from c. 1660]
    • 2024 July 20, Adrienne Klasa, “LVMH strikes Olympic gold”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 5:
      As athletes mount the podiums, volunteers dressed in Louis Vuitton-designed uniforms will bear the awards, presented on Louis Vuitton-made salvers featuring the house's signature brown check.
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Danish

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Noun

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salver c

  1. indefinite plural of salve

Verb

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salver

  1. present of salve

Latin

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Verb

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salver

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of salvō

Middle English

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Noun

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salver

  1. Alternative form of saveour

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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salver m or f

  1. indefinite plural of salve

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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salver m or f

  1. indefinite feminine plural of salve

Old French

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Verb

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salver

  1. Alternative form of sauver

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of salver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive salver avoir salvé
gerund en salvant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle salvant
past participle salvé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present salf salves salve salvons salvez salvent
imperfect salvoie, salveie, salvoe, salveve salvoies, salveies, salvoes, salveves salvoit, salveit, salvot, salveve salviiens, salviens salviiez, salviez salvoient, salveient, salvoent, salvevent
preterite salvai salvas salva salvames salvastes salverent
future salverai salveras salvera salverons salveroiz, salvereiz, salverez salveront
conditional salveroie, salvereie salveroies, salvereies salveroit, salvereit salveriiens, salveriens salveriiez, salveriez salveroient, salvereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present salf sals salt salvons salvez salvent
imperfect salvasse salvasses salvast salvissons, salvissiens salvissoiz, salvissez, salvissiez salvassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— salve — salvons salvez —
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