soothsaw

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A true saying; truth. obsolete

词形变化

soothsaws plural sooth-saw alternative

词源

From 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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