withsave en · VERB
Etymology
From with- + save.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To assure.
[…] For unto them only are his heavenly verities known, to whom he withsaveth to open them.
1871, Extra seriesAnd few there ys but fyrſt or laſt a tyme in loue ones ſhall they haue & glad I am my tyme ys paſt henceforthe my fredome to wͭſaue 1831 translation: And few there is but first or last, A time in love once shall they have; And glad I am my time is past, Henceforth my freedom to withsave.
a. 1542, Thomas Wyatt, “Syns loue ys suche that as ye wott” in the Devonshire Manuscript, folio 51 verso
- (archaic, intransitive) To vouchsafe; deign.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| withsaves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| withsaved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| withsaved | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| withsaving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |