salver

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English *salvere, from Old English *sealfere (“salver, one who anoints”), equivalent to salve +‎ -er. Cognate with Dutch zalver (“salver”), German Salber (“salver”).

Noun

salver (plural salvers)

  1. One who salves or cures.
  2. One who pretends to cure; quacksalver.

Etymology 2

From salve (“to save”) +‎ -er.

Noun

salver (plural salvers)

  1. One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.

Etymology 3

[circa 1660] From French salve (“tray used for presenting objects to the king”), with ending modified on the model of platter, from Spanish salva (“a testing of food or drink to test for poison”), from salvar (“to save, taste food for one's master”), from Latin salvō (“save”, verb). More at save.

Noun

salver (plural salvers)

  1. A tray used to display or serve food.
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Danish

Noun

salver c

  1. plural indefinite of salve

Verb

salver

  1. present tense of salve

Latin

Verb

salver

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of salvō

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

salver m, f

  1. indefinite plural of salve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

salver m, f

  1. indefinite feminine plural of salve

Old French

Verb

salver

  1. Alternative form of sauver
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