savournoun詞源 1/ˈseɪvə/

• 1

  An aroma or smell.

  • And Noe [Noah] made an aulter vnto the LORDE⸝ and toke of all maner of clene beaſtes and all maner of clene foules⸝ and offred ſacrifyce vppon the aulter. And the LORDE ſmellyd a ſwete ſavoure and ſayd in his hert: I wyll henceforth no more curſe the erth for mannes ſake⸝ […]
  • Matr[euis]. Gurney, I vvonder the king dies not, / Being in a vault vp to the knees in vvater, / To vvhich the channels of the caſtell runne, / […] / Gurn[ey]. And ſo do I, Matreuis: yeſternight / I opened but the doore to throvv him meate, / And I vvas almoſt ſtifeled vvith the ſauor.
• 2

  The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.

  • [B]y our Sences which conceiue al Colours, Sounds, Sents, Sauors, and Féelings; wée may ſee, heare, ſmell, taſt, and feele, that one ſelfſame workman made both the Sences, and the things that are ſubiect to the Sences.
  • Cyders differ one from another eſpecially in colour and ſauour or reliſh.
• 3

  The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.

  • Ye are the ſalte of the earth: but if the ſalte haue loſt his ſauour, vvherevvith ſhal it be ſalted? It is thenceforthe good for nothing, but to be caſt out, & to be troden vnder fote of men.
  • His houſe is as empty of Religion, as the vvhite of an Egg is of ſavour.
• 4

  A distinctive sensation like a flavour or taste, or an aroma or smell.

  • [W]hy is not my life a continual Joy? and the ſavor of Heaven perpetually upon my ſpirit?
• 5

  A particular quality, especially a small amount of it; a hint or trace of something.

  • Come ſir, this admiration is much of the ſauour of other your nevv prankes, I doe beſeech you vnderſtand my purpoſes aright, […]
• 6

  A quality which is appealing or enjoyable; merit, value.

• 7

  archaicA reputation.

  • The LORDE loke vpon you, ⁊ iudge it, for ye haue made the ſauoure of vs to ſtynke before Pharao and his ſeruauntes, and haue geuen them a ſwerde in their handes, to ſlaye vs.
  • VVe left Arnulphus [i.e., Arnulf of Chocques] the laſt Patriarch of Jeruſalem; ſince vvhich time the bad ſavour of his life came to the Popes noſe, vvho ſent a Legate to depoſe him.
• 8

  Enjoyment or taste for something; appreciation; pleasure; relish; (countable) an instance of this.

  • Gerald shook his head in the savour of triumph.

savourverb詞源 2/ˈseɪvə/

• 1

  To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.

  • He closed his eyes so he could really savour his dessert.
• 2

  To give (food or drink) flavour; to flavour, to season.

  • What Flesh is fitting for Man to Eat, / Until our Herbs do savour the Meat?
  • [S]alt they had none; the ashes of a species of palm was their substitute, and this could only be used for savouring food, not for curing it.
• 3

  archaicTo detect (an aroma or smell, especially an appealing one); to smell.

  • VViſedome and goodnes, to the vild ſeeme vild, / Filths ſauor but themſelues, vvhat haue you done?
• 4

  To enjoy (something) deeply or in a lingering manner; to appreciate, to delight in, to relish.

  • VVhẽ vvickednes vvas ſvvete in his mouthe, & he hid it vnder his tongue, / And ſauoured it, and vvolde not forſake it, but kept it cloſe in his mouth, / Then his meat in his bovvels vvas turned: the gall of aſpes vvas in the middes of hĩ [him].
  • [L]et me savor the sweetness of the name of Jesus as Thou [the Virgin Mary] savoredst it in thy heart, for it is just and meet, right and for our salvation, Queen of Heaven, thrice-blessed . . .
• 5

  To find (something) appealing; to appreciate, to like.

  • The man that coueteth gold, conceiueth not goodneſſe, his appetite is of the earth, and thoſe that are earthly minded, ſauour not the things that are of God.
  • Here, ſtalkes me by a proud, and ſpangled ſir, / That lookes three hand-fuls higher then his fore-top; / Sauours himſelfe alone, is onely kind / And louing to himſelfe: […]
• 6

  archaicTo possess (a particular, often negative, quality), especially a small amount of it; to be redolent or suggestive of (something).

  • No more be mention'd then of violence / Againſt our ſelves, and vvilful barrenneſs, / That cuts us off from hope, and ſavours onely / Rancor and pride, impatience and deſpite, / Reluctance againſt God and his juſt yoke / Laid on our Necks.
• 7

  obsoleteTo be appealing to (a person, the senses, etc.).

• 8

  obsoleteTo experience, perceive, or understand (something).

  • BY novv, perhaps, thou ſauoreſts^([sic – meaning savorest]) ſome Godhead: yeat, is ods. / VVith paſte and preſent times doeſt dreame Pluralitie of Gods. / So did in deed the Monarchies, ſo Miſcreants novv not fevv: / But liſten here vvhat Gods they vvere, and learne them to eſchevv.
  • [H]e [Jesus] turned, and ſaid vnto Peter, Get thee behind mee, Satan, thou sart an offence vnto me: for thou ſauoureſt not the things that be of God, but thoſe that be of men.