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Synonyms for saga

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sah-guh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɑ gə

Définition of saga

Origin :
  • 1709, an antiquarians' revival to describe the medieval prose narratives of Iceland and Norway, from Old Norse saga "saga, story," cognate with Old English sagu "a saying" (see saw (n.2)). Properly, a narrative composition of Iceland or Norway in the Middle Ages, or one that has their characteristics. Meaning "long, convoluted story" is from 1857.
  • noun story, often long
Example sentences :
  • Since the days of Orry, we have had nothing to tell in Saga, if the Sagaman were here.
  • Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine
  • Her son claimed that he had inherited his love of “song and saga” from her.
  • Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
  • It takes the form of a saga and is entitled Hall of the Three Legs.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 » by Various
  • No saga will ever glorify their deeds, no epic make them immortal.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Arthur, King of Bertangenland (Saga), 379; daughter of, 393.
  • Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin
  • See the account of the custom in the Saga of Harald Hardrada, c. 16.
  • Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
  • The relation of the Saga to authentic history had always been close.
  • Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
  • There is a return in this to the original nature of the Saga, in some respects.
  • Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
  • This saga has been translated into English by William Morris.
  • Extract from : « Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama » by E. Cobham Brewer
  • A Tirolese saga speaks of a man who had a wife of unknown extraction.
  • Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland

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