See also: sägen and Sägen

Middle English

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Verb

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sægen

  1. Alternative form of seien

Old English

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (to say); compare Old Norse sǫgn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sæġen f

  1. saying
  2. statement, claim
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Fiaminius sē consul forsēah þā sæġene þe þā hlyttan him sædon...
      The consul Flaminius rejected the predictions that the diviners had told him...
  3. tradition, something generally said
  4. a narration

Declension

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Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sæġen sæġena, sæġene
accusative sæġene sæġena, sæġene
genitive sæġene sæġena
dative sæġene sæġenum

References

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