saga
41saga — The term saga is an Icelandic word meaning “saying” or “telling.” For medieval Icelanders, it simply referred to anything written in prose, whether it told a story or simply related information.Modern scholars have applied it more specifically …
42Saga — Fabel; Sage; Roman; Märchen; Geschichte * * * Sa|ga 〈f. 10; Lit.〉 isländ., in Prosa abgefasste Erzählung des 11. 14. Jh. [altnord., „(dargestellte od. erlebte) Geschichte“; → Sage] * * * Sa|ga [ za(:)ga ], die; , s [aisl. sa …
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44saga — /sah geuh/, n. 1. a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc. 2. any narrative or legend of heroic exploits. 3. Also called saga novel. a form of the novel in which the… …
45saga — 1sà·ga s.f. 1. CO TS lett. narrazione leggendaria di carattere epico connessa alle tradizioni popolari, caratteristica delle antiche letterature nordiche: saghe scandinave 2. CO estens., racconto romanzato della storia di un popolo, di una… …
46Saga — I (De origen incierto.) ► sustantivo femenino 1 LITERATURA Composición de la literatura medieval escandinava en la que se recogen tradiciones históricas o mitológicas. 2 LITERATURA Narración extensa o conjunto de narraciones que relata la… …
47saga — sa|ga [ˈsa:gə] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Old Nors] 1.) a long and complicated series of events, or a description of this ▪ The whole saga began back in May. saga of ▪ She launched into the saga of her on off engagement. 2.) a long story about events… …
48saga — [[t]sɑ͟ːgə[/t]] sagas 1) N COUNT A saga is a long story, account, or sequence of events. ...a 600 page saga about 18th century slavery... The continuing saga of unexpected failures by leading companies. 2) N COUNT A saga is a long story composed… …
49saga — A saga (pronounced SAH guh ) refers to any long narrative in verse or prose dealing with legendary or historic events. Like EPIC, saga is loosely used in place of such words as story, tale, adventure, exploit, and event. The voyage of the British …
50saga — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ continuing, ongoing ▪ long, long running ▪ epic, extraordinary ▪ sad, sorry …
