soothsaw

English

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) A true saying; truth.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sothesawe compound from English sooth (true, a fact, pleasing, comforting, reassuring) + English saw (saying, a saying).

Origin

English

saw

Gloss

saying, a saying

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

againsaw English
backsaw English
bandsaw English
bucksaw English
buzzsaw English
chainsaw English
consaw English
crown saw English
framesaw English
fretsaw English
gainsaw English
gangsaw English
hacksaw English
handsaw English
hole saw English
ice-saw English
insooth English
jigsaw English
microsaw English
minisaw English
pad saw English
pitsaw English
quartersaw English
resaw English
ripsaw English
saw English
sawable English
sawbelly English
sawbench English
sawbill English
sawblade English
sawbones English
sawbuck English
sawdust English
sawer English
sawest English
saweth English
sawfish English
sawfly English
sawgrass English
sawhorse English
sawlike English
sawlog English
sawman English
sawmill English
sawmiller English
sawpit English
sawshark English
sawtimber English
sawtooth English
sawwort English
sawyer English
singing saw English
sooth English
soothen English
soother English
soothest English
soothfast English
soothful English
soothly English
soothness English
soothsay English
soothsayer English
soothsaying English
supersaw English
whipsaw English
withsaw English
sawe Middle English
sooth Middle English
sothesawe Middle English
sábh Irish
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