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

1. present participle of saven

Descendants

• English: saving

Noun

savynge (uncountable)

1. Saving, preservation; the act of making safe or functional.
2. (Religious) salvation; deliverance from eternal torment.
3. (rare) An exception or reservation.

Descendants

• English: saving

Preposition

savynge

1. But, except (for), save.
2. Respecting, without disrespect to.

Descendants

• English: saving

Conjunction

savynge

1. (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.