prep. & conj. archaic or poet.
prep. except; but (all save him).
conj. (often foll. by for) unless; but; except (happy save for one want; is well save that he has a cold).
[ ME f. OF sauf sauve f. L salvo, salva, ablat. sing. of salvus SAFE ]
prep. & conj. archaic or poet.
prep. except; but (all save him).
conj. (often foll. by for) unless; but; except (happy save for one want; is well save that he has a cold).
[ ME f. OF sauf sauve f. L salvo, salva, ablat. sing. of salvus SAFE ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012