sagen

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Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

sagen c

  1. singular definite of sag

Dutch[edit]

Noun[edit]

sagen

  1. Plural form of sage#Dutch

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German sagēn, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-. Compare Low German seggen, Dutch zeggen, English say, Danish sige, Swedish säga.

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Verb[edit]

sagen (third-person singular simple present sagt, past tense sagte, past participle gesagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to say; to tell
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 105:
      Sie schwiegen lange. Als er endlich etwas sagen wollte, wehrte sie leise ab. „Heute nichts mehr, ich bitte dich darum“
      They were silent for a long time. When he finally wanted to say something, she softly refused. „Nothing more today, I beg you for that“

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Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, whence also Old Saxon seggian, Old English secgan, Old Norse segja. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.

Verb[edit]

sagēn

  1. to say

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