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Old English · noun

soþsagu

Normalised sōþsagu

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈsoːθˌsɑ.ɡu/
[ˈsoːθˌsɑ.ɣu]
Syllables
ˈsoːθ · ˌsɑ · ɡu (3 syllables)
Modern English
truismstatement

Meaning

  1. a true statement, truism

  2. truth

Declension

Declension of soþsagu
SingularPlural
Nominative sōþsagusōþsagasōþsage
Accusative sōþsagesōþsagasōþsage
Genitive sōþsagesōþsaga
Dative sōþsagesōþsagum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From sōþ (“truth”) + sagu (“saying”)

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