savete

Middle English

Alternative forms

safte, saftee, salvetee, saufte, sauvete, savyte

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French sauvete, salvete, from Medieval Latin salvitās, salvitātem; equivalent to saven +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsaːviˈteː/, /ˈsaːviteː/, /ˈsau̯fteː/, /ˈsaːfteː/

Noun

savete (uncountable)

Safety, security; being unharmed or unharmable.
Salvation; deliverance from eternal doom.

Descendants

English: safety
Scots: safety, sauftie, safity

References

“sāvetẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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