saulver

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French sauver, sover, with the L added back to reflect the original Late Latin salvo, salvare, from Latin salvus.

Verb

saulver

1. to save; to rescue; to protect

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of saulver

infinitive	simple	saulver
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	saulvant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		saulvé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	saulve	saulves	saulve	saulvons	saulvez	saulvent
	imperfect	saulvois, saulvoys	saulvois, saulvoys	saulvoit, saulvoyt	saulvions, saulvyons	saulviez, saulvyez	saulvoient, saulvoyent
	past historic	saulva	saulvas	saulva	saulvasmes	saulvastes	saulverent
	future	saulverai, saulveray	saulveras	saulvera	saulverons	saulverez	saulveront
	conditional	saulverois, saulveroys	saulverois, saulveroys	saulveroit, saulveroyt	saulverions, saulveryons	saulveriez, saulveryez	saulveroient, saulveroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	saulve	saulves	saulve	saulvons	saulvez	saulvent
	imperfect	saulvasse	saulvasses	saulvast	saulvassions	saulvassiez	saulvassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	saulve	—	saulvons	saulvez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: sauver