sǫgn

See also: sogn, sögn, and sóğn

Old Norse

Etymology

From the root of segja (“to declare, tell, say”).

Noun

sǫgn f (genitive sagnar, plural sagnir)

1. speech
2. tale, report, news

   þat er sǫgn manna, at

   people say, the story goes, that

3. host of men

Derived terms

• sagnamaðr
• sagnameistari
• sagnaskemtan
• sannindasǫgn
• skipsǫgn
• spásǫgn
• sǫgusǫgn

 

Descendants

• Icelandic: sögn
• Faroese: søgn
• Norwegian Bokmål: sagn, segn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: segn, sogn
• Old Swedish: saghn, sæghn
  • Swedish: sägen
• Old Danish: saghn
  • Danish: sagn