soothsaw
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
soothsaw (plural soothsaws)