German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German salben, from Old High German salbon, from Proto-West Germanic *salbōn, from Proto-Germanic *salbōną. Equivalent to Salbe +‎ -en.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzalbn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: sal‧ben

Verb edit

salben (weak, third-person singular present salbt, past tense salbte, past participle gesalbt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to salve
  2. to anoint

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Further reading edit

  • salben” in Duden online
  • salben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache