savenape
Middle English
Alternative forms
- saffnape, salvenappe, sanap, sanape, sanappe, sanenapp, sannap, sannape, sanop, sanope, saunape, sawnap, sawnape, sayfenape
Etymology
From saven (“to save, protect”) + nape (“tablecloth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaːv(ə)ˌnaːp(ə)/, /ˈsaːnap(ə)/, /ˈsanap(ə)/
Noun
savenape (plural savenapes)
References
- “sāve-nā̆p(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.