salver

See also: Sälver

English

Etymology 1

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

salver (plural salvers)

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

Etymology 2

From salve (to save) + -er.

Noun

salver (plural salvers)

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

Etymology 3

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

salver (plural salvers)

  1. A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card). [from c. 1660]
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Danish

Noun

salver c

  1. indefinite plural of salve

Verb

salver

  1. present of salve

Latin

Verb

salver

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of salvō

Middle English

Noun

salver

  1. Alternative form of saveour

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

salver m or f

  1. indefinite plural of salve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

salver m or f

  1. indefinite feminine plural of salve

Old French

Verb

salver

  1. Alternative form of sauver

Conjugation

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.

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