Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *aiwasagō. By surface analysis, ēwa (law) +‎ sagen (to say) +‎ -o (agent noun suffix).

Noun

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ēwasago m

  1. lawman, lawspeaker

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle High German: ēwesage, ēsage