Safe | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Sāfe, a.

adjective

a. [compar. SAFER; superl. SAFEST.] [O. Fr. salv, salf, sauf, Pr. salu, salf, sal, Sp., Pg., & It. salvo, Lat. salvus, probably allied to servare, to save, preserve.]

Sense 1. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. “Established in a safe, unenvied throne.” Milton.

Sense 2. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, &c. “The man of safe discretion.” Shak.

The King of heaven hath doomed This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. Milton.

Sense 3. Made incapable of receiving or doing harm; in secure care or custody.

Banquo’s safe.— Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch. Shak.

Synonyms—Secure; unendangered; sure.

Sāfe, n.

noun

n. 1. A place for safety; specifically, a fire-proof chest or closet for containing money, valuable papers, or the like; a chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals.

A chest or cupboard for meats; a large box or chest in which meats may be kept cool; a refrigerator.
A pantry. [Obs.]

Sāfe, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To render safe. [Obs.]

*You safed the bringer Out of the host. Shak.*