devies

devies

1. second-person singular imperfect indicative form of deure

From Middle Dutch devise, from Middle French devise, from Old French devise. The financial senses were borrowed from German Devise, from French devise.

• IPA^(key): /dəˈvis/

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• Hyphenation: de‧vies
• Rhymes: -is

devies n (plural deviezen)

1. motto, slogan, watchword
2. (finance) security (proof for ownership of bonds)
3. (finance, economy, chiefly plural) money or an asset in a foreign currency

dēviēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of dēviō

devies

1. 2nd person singular past indicative form of doties
2. (with the particle esot) past conjunctive form of doties
3. (with the particle būtu) past conditional form of doties

devies (invariable)

1. having given oneself, having gone; indefinite past active participle of doties