carven

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carven

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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

not comparable Made by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done. The beams that thro' the Oriel shine / Make prisms in every carven glass, / And beaker brimm'd with noble wine.

verb

archaic, participle, past past participle of carve We both loved her now and for all time, she was stamped and carven on our hearts, and no other woman or interest could ever raze that splendid die.

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adj made by carving

Русский	вы́сеченный výsečennyj, вы́резанный výrezannyj

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@misc{carven_2026,
  title = {carven},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carven},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}