saven
See also: säven
Danish
editNoun
editsaven c
Finnish
editNoun
editsaven
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editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editsaven (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
edit- Some (e.g. Duden, Wahrig) prescribe the PPP. gesavt and proscribe gesavet and gesaved.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | saven | ||||
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present participle | savend | ||||
past participle | gesavt gesavet1 gesaved1 | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich save | wir saven | i | ich save | wir saven |
du savst du savest1 |
ihr savt ihr savet1 |
du savest | ihr savet | ||
er savt er savet1 |
sie saven | er save | sie saven | ||
preterite | ich savte ich savete1 |
wir savten wir saveten1 |
ii | ich savte2 ich savete1,2 |
wir savten2 wir saveten1,2 |
du savtest du savetest1 |
ihr savtet ihr savetet1 |
du savtest2 du savetest1,2 |
ihr savtet2 ihr savetet1,2 | ||
er savte er savete1 |
sie savten sie saveten1 |
er savte2 er savete1,2 |
sie savten2 sie saveten1,2 | ||
imperative | sav (du) save (du) |
savt (ihr) savet (ihr)1 |
1Proscribed.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Proscribed.
Derived terms
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French salver, sauver, from Latin salvō, salvāre; equivalent to sauf (“safe”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
edit- saave, salve, save, savi, savun, savye, savyn
- (early) salvin, sauven, sauvin, sawvin
- (Northern) safe, saffe, sauve, sayve
- (Kent) sovy
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsaven (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):
- (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[1], 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 preserve or maintain; to keep intact.
- 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
editConjugation of saven (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “sāven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editsaven
- Alternative form of savyne
Swedish
editNoun
editsaven
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