saught
Reconciliation; peace; easeReconciliation; peace; ease.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable)Reconciliation; peace; ease.
Origin
From Middle English saughte, seihte, from Old English saht, seaht, seht (“settlement, arraFrom Middle English saughte, seihte, from Old English saht, seaht, seht (“settlement, arrangement, agreement, terms arranged between two parties by an umpire, a peace between two powers, friendship, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *sahtiz (“reproach, agreement, reconciliation”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek, trace”). Cognate with Old Norse sátt, sætt (“covenant, agreement, settlement, reconciliation”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable