Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | sägt |
| Past Participle | gsägt |
Auxiliary
Alternative Forms
Etymology
1. From Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
2. Cognate with German sagen, Dutch zeggen, English say, Swedish säga. See: Middle High German '
sagen', Proto-Germanic '
*sagjaną', German, old spelling '
sagen', Dutch '
zeggen', English '
say', Swedish '
säga'.
Sample Sentences
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Seisch jetz no einisch Saumeitli zuemer? (Are you going to call me a little sow again?) [1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:]
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"0-7-9 [nuu-sibe-nün]" het si gseit
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"Du weisch immer no nüt", het si gseit
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Nidmau tschüss het si gseit, ey ("0-7-9" she said
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"You still don't know anything" she said
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Not even goodbye she said, ay) [2018, “079”performed by Lo & Leduc:]