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soothsaw

noun

Etymology

From Middle English sothesawe, sothsaȝe; equivalent to sooth + saw (“a saying”). Cognate with Icelandic sannsaga (“truth-telling, soothsaying”). Compare also Middle English sothsawel, sothsaȝel (“truth-telling”, adjective).

  1. inherited from sothesawe

Definitions

  1. A true saying

    A true saying; truth.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA