graven

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪvən === Etymology 1 === From Middle English graven, igraven, from Old English grafen, ġegrafen, from Proto-Germanic *grabanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *grabaną (“to dig, trench”). ==== Verb ==== graven past participle of grave ==== Adjective ==== graven (not comparable) carved, engraved ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From graven (adjective) above. ==== Verb ==== graven (third-person singular simple present gravens, present participle gravening, simple past and past participle gravened) (transitive, archaic) To make graven or engraved === Etymology 3 === From grave (adjective) +‎ -en. ==== Verb ==== graven (third-person singular simple present gravens, present participle gravening, simple past and past participle gravened) (ambitransitive) To make or become grave (serious or sombre) ===== Translations ===== == Catalan == === Verb === graven third-person plural present indicative of gravar == Danish == === Noun === graven c definite singular of grav == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣraː.və(n)/ Hyphenation: gra‧ven Rhymes: -aːvən Homophone: Graven === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch grāven, from Old Dutch gravan, from Proto-West Germanic *graban, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną. ==== Verb ==== graven (transitive or intransitive) to dig physically to search for information ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== delven spitten ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== graf ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: graaf Jersey Dutch: xrâve Negerhollands: graav, graev === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== graven plural of graf === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== graven plural of graaf === Anagrams === vragen == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch gravan. === Verb === grāven To dig. To bury. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: graven Afrikaans: graaf Jersey Dutch: xrâve Negerhollands: graav, graev Limburgish: grave === Further reading === “graven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “graven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Alternative forms === grafe, grave, gravyn === Etymology === From Old English grafan, from Proto-West Germanic *graban, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡraːvən/ === Verb === graven To dig or excavate: To bury, especially to inhume or entomb. Synonym: birien To dig up the ground (for agriculture, excavation, etc.) (rare) To dig into one's hands. To carve or adorn: To carve or engrave (with inscriptions or carvings) To sculpt; to carve with a chisel. To adorn with precious metal. (figurative) To impress deeply on the mind. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== grave gravere ==== Descendants ==== English: grave (obsolete) ⇒ English: engrave Scots: grave ==== References ==== “grāven, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === grava === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡrɑːʋn̩/ Rhymes: -ɑːʋn̩ Hyphenation: grav‧en === Noun === graven m or f definite masculine singular of grav === Noun === graven m definite singular of grave == Spanish == === Verb === graven inflection of gravar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Swedish == === Noun === graven definite singular of grav === Anagrams === vargen