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6-letter words (1 found)

GRAVEN,

5-letter words (8 found)

ANGER,GANEV,GRAVE,RANGE,RAVEN,REGNA,RENGA,VEGAN,

4-letter words (29 found)

AGEN,AGER,AREG,AVER,EARN,GAEN,GANE,GARE,GAVE,GEAN,GEAR,GENA,GNAR,GRAN,GRAV,GREN,NARE,NAVE,NEAR,RAGE,RANG,RAVE,REAN,VANE,VANG,VARE,VEGA,VENA,VERA,

3-letter words (30 found)

AGE,ANE,ARE,AVE,EAN,EAR,ENG,ERA,ERG,ERN,GAE,GAN,GAR,GEN,GER,NAE,NAG,NAV,NEG,RAG,RAN,RAV,REG,REN,REV,VAE,VAG,VAN,VAR,VEG,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AG,AN,AR,EA,EN,ER,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 79 words from graven according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of graven

graven

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

  1. past participle of grave

Adjective

graven (not comparable)

  1. carved, engraved
Derived terms
  • graven image
Translations

Etymology 2

From graven (adjective) above.

Verb

graven (third-person singular simple present gravens, present participle gravening, simple past and past participle gravened)

  1. (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)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become grave (serious or sombre)

Catalan

Verb

graven

  1. third-person plural present indicative of gravar

Danish

Noun

graven c

  1. 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

  1. (transitive or intransitive) To dig physically.
  2. To search for information.
Inflection
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

  1. plural of graf

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

graven

  1. plural of graaf

Anagrams

  • vragen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gravan.

Verb

grāven

  1. To dig.
  2. 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

  1. To dig or excavate:
    1. To bury, especially to inhume or entomb.
    2. To dig up the ground (for agriculture, excavation, etc.)
    3. (rare) To dig into one's hands.
  2. To carve or adorn:
    1. To carve or engrave (with inscriptions or carvings)
    2. To sculpt; to carve with a chisel.
    3. To adorn with precious metal.
  3. (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

  1. definite masculine singular of grav

Noun

graven m

  1. definite singular of grave

Spanish

Verb

graven

  1. inflection of gravar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

graven

  1. definite singular of grav

Anagrams

  • vargen

Source: wiktionary.org