savynge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- savant, saveng, saving, savinge, savyng
- (Northern) saffyng, safynge, sauvynge, savand, savun
Etymology
From saven + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaːvinɡ(ə)/, /ˈsau̯vinɡ(ə)/
Verb
savynge
- present participle of saven
Descendants
- English: saving
Noun
savynge (uncountable)
- Saving, preservation; the act of making safe or functional.
- (Religious) salvation; deliverance from eternal torment.
- (rare) An exception or reservation.
Descendants
- English: saving
Preposition
savynge
- But, except (for), save.
- Respecting, without disrespect to.
Descendants
- English: saving
Conjunction
savynge
- (rare) But (that), except.
References
- “sāving(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “sāving(e, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.