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]
SAVE
Meaning of SAVE in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012