soothsaw
soothsaw · soothsaws
A true saying; truthA true saying; truth.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A true saying; truth.
Origin
From Middle English sothesawe, sothsaȝe; equivalent to sooth + saw (“a saying”). Cognate wFrom 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).
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