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Meaning of sagn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
savˀn

Definitions

  1. legend, myth
    neuter
  2. uttering, saying (outside of compounds only in the expression få syn for sagn "see for oneself")
    archaic, neuter

Examples

“Troede de ikke på hende, så skulle de minsandten få syn for sagn.”

If they didn't believe her, they were going to see for themselves.

“Og var det et almindeligt Sagn, at der aldrig fandtes nogen i den Æt, der brød et givet Løfte”

It was a common saying that nobody in that family has ever broken a promise.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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