Saveth

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Delivers or rescues someone from peril, injury, or destruction ; preserves or sets aside something for later ; frees a soul from sin or damnation
2. Protects from harm or prevents loss ; keeps or stores for future need ; grants spiritual salvation or redemption
3. Pulls back from danger or ruin ; sets something aside for future use ; grants spiritual deliverance from sin

Etymology: "Saveth" is an archaic third-person singular form of the verb "save," with "-eth" the old ending that English used for "he, she or it" forms before "-s" took over. The ending itself traces back through Middle English "-eth" and Old English "-aþ" to a Proto-Germanic ending, so the word is not a separate verb but an older inflection of "save." The verb "save" came into English from Old French "sauver," which in turn came from Latin "salvare," meaning to make safe or to preserve health, from the adjective "salvus," meaning safe, whole or unhurt. The same Latin root gives English "salvage" and "salvation" through different routes.