soothsaw
English
Alternative forms
- sooth-saw
Etymology
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).
Noun
soothsaw (plural soothsaws)
- (obsolete) A true saying; truth.
Related terms
- soothsay