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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Sage

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Sage
Friedrich Kluge2509469An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Sage1891John Francis Davis

Sage, f., ‘legend, report,’ from MidHG. sage, OHG. saga, f., ‘speech, declaration, tale, rumour’; an abstract from sagen, like AS. saga, f., from sęcgan; E. saw,