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Danish
Noun
saven c
- definite singular of sav
Finnish
Noun
saven
- genitive singular of savi
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German
Etymology
English save + German -en
Pronunciation
Verb
saven (weak, third-person singular present savt or (proscribed) savet, past tense savte or (proscribed) savete, past participle gesavt or (proscribed) gesavet or (proscribed) gesaved, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to save
Usage notes
- Some (e.g. Duden, Wahrig) prescribe the PPP. gesavt and proscribe gesavet and gesaved.
Conjugation
1Proscribed.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
saven (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French salver, sauver, from Latin salvō, salvāre; equivalent to sauf (“safe”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
- saave, salve, save, savi, savun, savye, savyn
- (early) salvin, sauven, sauvin, sawvin
- (Northern) safe, saffe, sauve, sayve
- (Kent) sovy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaːvən/, /ˈsau̯vən/
Verb
saven (third-person singular simple present saveth, present participle savynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle saved)
- (transitive, intransitive) To save (prevent from harm or difficulty):
- To rescue from danger or death, or effort.
- To protect from danger; to safeguard.
- (religion) To deliver from eternal torment.
- (transitive, intransitive) To preserve or store:
- To preserve or maintain; to keep intact.
c. 1335-1361, William of Palerne (MS. King's College 13), folio 34, recto, lines 2028-2029; republished as W. W. Skeat, editor, The Romance of William of Palerne, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1867, →OCLC, page 70:foꝛ ſoþe ſire quaþ aliſaundrine ⁊ · to ſaue ȝour mensk / i wol ȝou telle tiȝtly · what turn ſche as wꝛouȝt […]- "Truthfully, sir" said Alexandrine, "to save your honour, I'll tell you all about the thing she's done
- To securely keep or lock away (goods or a person)
- To save (store away or conserve).
- To adhere to a regulation, agreement or dictate.
- To heal or better; to improve health, emotions, or morals.
- (rare) To recover or get back; to have restored.
- (rare) To store or accumulate; to be filled with.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
Noun
saven
- Alternative form of savyne
Swedish
Noun
saven
- definite singular of sav
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