English Explanatory Dictionary

soothsaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A true saying; truth.

Word forms

soothsaw soothsaws sooth-saw

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).

Related words

soothsay
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