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.

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