saga

Galician

noun
Definitions
  • sorceress, witch
  • An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.
  • Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse saga (story, epic tale) derived from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ (story, saying).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sagǭ

Gloss

story, saying

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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