dave

See also: Dave, davė, davę, and dávě

English

Alternative forms

• daive, deave, deve

Etymology

From Middle English deven, deaven (“to make deaf”), from Old English dēafian (“to wax or become deaf”) and Old Norse deyfa (“to make deaf, make blunt, numb, soothe, allay”). Cognate with dialectal Norwegian døyva (“to deafen, make dull”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

dave (third-person singular simple present daves, present participle daving, simple past and past participle daved)

1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).

Anagrams

• E.D. Va., Veda, deva, vade

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdavɛ]

Noun

dave m

1. vocative singular of dav

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

dave (Cyrillic spelling даве)

1. third-person plural present of daviti