søga

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See also: soga

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Etymology

From Old Norse saga (“epic tale, story”), from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ (“saying, story”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷe-, *skʷē- (“to tell, talk”). Cognate with Old English sagu (“story, tale, statement”), Old High German saga (“an assertion, narrative, sermon, pronouncement”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

søga f (genitive singular søgu, plural søgur)

story, saga, tale
history
science of history
history book
history lesson

Declension

Declension of søga
f1	singular		plural
f1	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	søga	søgan	søgur	søgurnar
accusative	søgu	søguna	søgur	søgurnar
dative	søgu	søguni	søgum	søgunum
genitive	søgu	søgunnar	søga	søganna

Related terms

søguligur (“historical”)
søgufalsan (“falsification of history”)
søgufrøði (“science of history”)
søgubók (“history book; story-book”)
bókmentasøga (“history of literature”)
bygdarsøga (“history of a village”)
fornsøga (“ancient history”)
forsøga (“previous history”)
framhaldssøga (“serial story”)
heimssøga (“world history”)
myndasøga (“strip”)
kærleikssøga (“love story”)
skaldsøga (“novel”)

Further reading

"søga" at Sprotin.fo

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