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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
SAFE, SAFEGUARD.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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SAFE,
unharmed, secure, free from danger. (F.,—L.) M. E. sauf,
Will. of Palerne, 868, 1329; we also find the phr. sauf and sound, id.
868, 2816.—F. sauf, 'safe;' Cot.—Lat. saluum, acc. of saluus,
whole, safe; put for saruus*, whence Lat. seruare, to keep safe;
see Serve.—✔SAR,
to keep, protect; preserved in the Zend har (for sar), to protect,
Fick, i. 797. From the same root are the Skt. sarva, entire,
Pers. har, every, all, every one; also Lat. solidus and solus;
see Solid, Sole.
Der. safe-ly, safe-ness; safe, sb.; safe-conduct, Hen. V, i. 2.
297, M. E. sauf conduit, Gower, C. A. ii. 160; safe-guard, Rich.
III, v. 3. 259; vouch-safe, q.v. Also safe-ty, K.
John, iii. 3. 16, suggested by F. sauveté, 'safety,' Cot., from Low Lat.
acc. saluitatem. And see Salvation,
Sage (2), Salute,
Save. [†]
ADDENDA SAFEGUARD,
Spelt saufgarde in Caxton, tr. of Reynard the Fox, c. 3; ed. Arber, p. 7,
l. 3.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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