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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

saught en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English saughte, seihte, from Old English saht, seaht, seht (“settlement, arrangement, agreement, terms arranged between two parties by an umpire, a peace between two powers, friendship, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *sahtiz (“reproach, agreement, reconciliation”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek, trace”). Cognate with Old Norse sátt, sætt (“covenant, agreement, settlement, reconciliation”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, dialectal) Reconciled; agreed; at one.

Forms

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more saught Degree=Cmp lexicographic
saucht alternative lexicographic
most saught Degree=Sup lexicographic

saught en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English saughte, seihte, from Old English saht, seaht, seht (“settlement, arrangement, agreement, terms arranged between two parties by an umpire, a peace between two powers, friendship, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *sahtiz (“reproach, agreement, reconciliation”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek, trace”). Cognate with Old Norse sátt, sætt (“covenant, agreement, settlement, reconciliation”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable) Reconciliation; peace; ease.

Forms

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saucht alternative lexicographic

saught en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English saughte, seihte, from Old English saht, seaht, seht (“settlement, arrangement, agreement, terms arranged between two parties by an umpire, a peace between two powers, friendship, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *sahtiz (“reproach, agreement, reconciliation”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek, trace”). Cognate with Old Norse sátt, sætt (“covenant, agreement, settlement, reconciliation”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, ambitransitive, dialectal) To reconcile; become reconciled.

Forms

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saucht alternative lexicographic
saughting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saughts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
saughted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saughted Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

settle