Saga
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsÉ‘ËÉ¡É™/
- Rhymes: -É‘ËÉ¡É™
Origin
From Old Norse saga ("epic tale, story"), from Proto-Germanic *sagÇ ("saying, story"), from Proto-Indo-European *sekÊ·e-, *skÊ·Ä“- ("to tell, talk"). Cognate with Old English sagu ("story, tale, statement"), Old High German saga ("an assertion, narrative, sermon, pronouncement"), Icelandic saga ("story, tale, history"). More at saw, say.
Full definition of saga
Noun
saga
(plural sagas)- 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.
- 2011, October 1, David Ornstein, Blackburn 0-4 Man City, Manchester City put the Carlos Tevez saga behind them with a classy victory at Blackburn that keeps them level on points with leaders Manchester United.
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