Noun: sägen
Hyphenation:
Gender: Common gender
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | sägen |
| Sg. Def. | sägnen |
| Pl. Indef. | sägner |
| Pl. Def. | sägnerna |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | sägens |
| Sg. Def. | sägnens |
| Pl. Indef. | sägners |
| Pl. Def. | sägnernas |
Sample Sentences
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Det finns en sägen om den gamla eken (There is a legend about the old oak tree)
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Fänrik Ståls sägner (The Tales of Ensign Stål (an epic poem))
Etymology
From Old Swedish sæghn, saghn, from Old Norse sǫgn, from Proto-Germanic *sagnō, cognate with Danish sagn, Old English sæġen (“saying, statement”). Derived from *sagjaną (“to say”). See: Old Norse Nouns '
sǫgn', Danish Nouns '
sagn', Old English Nouns '
sæġen'.
Verbs referencing "sägen"
Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
segn, Danish Nouns
sagn.
Translations