soothsaw
English
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editEtymology
editFrom 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
editsoothsaw (plural soothsaws)