carven

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English carven, a variant (with the vowel modified to match the present stem) of Middle English corven, y-corven (“carved”), from Old English corfen, ġecorfen (“cut, carved”), from Proto-West Germanic *korban, from Proto-Germanic *kurbanaz (“cut, carved”), past participle of *kerbaną (“to carve”). Equivalent to carve +‎ -en (past participle ending). === Adjective === carven (not comparable) Made by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === carven (archaic) past participle of carve. === Anagrams === Craven, cavern, craven == Middle English == === Verb === carven alternative form of kerven