Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SALVE
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealf; akin to Old High German salba salve, Greek olpē oil flask Date: before 12th century an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores, a remedial or soothing influence or agency ,
II. transitive verb (salved; salving) Date: before 12th century to remedy (as disease) with or as if with a salve, quiet , assuage ,
III. transitive verb (salved; salving)
Etymology: back-formation from salvage
Date: circa 1706
salvage , salvor noun