soothsaw

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Etymology[edit]

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).

Noun[edit]

soothsaw (plural soothsaws)

  1. (obsolete) A true saying; truth.

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