UrsprungFrom 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”).
- common-gendera folk legend (usually containing supernatural elements and claiming to be true)
“Det finns en sägen om den gamla eken” — There is a legend about the old oak tree
- archaic, common-gender, rarea tale (account or story, more generally)
“Fänrik Ståls sägner” — The Tales of Ensign Stål (an epic poem)
- archaic, dialectal, form-of, imperative, pluralsecond-person plural imperative of säga
Formersägen(indefinite, nominative, singular) · sägens(genitive, indefinite, singular) · sägnen(definite, nominative, singular) · sägnens(definite, genitive, singular) · sägner(indefinite, nominative, plural) · sägners(genitive, indefinite, plural) · sägnerna(definite, nominative, plural) · sägnernas(definite, genitive, plural)