savoriness, savour in esse

[Eng. savory, -ne .] The quality or state of being savory: savory taste or smen, savor. "If the salte have lost his propre strength and savors ne e." -Jewell: Defense of the Apology, p. 604. sā-võr-ing, pr . par . & s . [SAVOR, v.] A. As pr . par .: (See the verb.) *B. As subst .: The act or power of tasting; taste. "Sight, hearing, smelling, savoring , and touching."Chaucer: Per sones Tale . sá-võr-le , a . [Eng. savor ; -le .) Destitute of savor; having no savor or flavor; insipid, tastele . "The unlearned [think them] savorle ." -Bishop Hall: Satires. (Postscript.) pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, savorly *sā-võr-lý, a. & adv . [Eng. savor ; -ly .] A. As adj .: Of good savor or flavor; savory. B. As adv.: With good savor or flavor; savorily; with good relish. "How savory she feeds." - Broome: Jovial Crew , iv. *sā-võr-oŭs, *sā-ver-ous, a. [ Eng.savor ; -ous; Fr. savoureux .] Savory, pleasant. "The time is then so savorous." Romaunt of the Rose.