Old Saw
Posted by Shacheendra on January 26, 2003
In Reply to: Old Saw posted by Bruce Kahl on January 25, 2003
Thanks a lot.
: : Hello, I was just wondering whether any one might know the origin and meaning of the phrase "old saw". Thanks in advance for any information.
: A proverb or maxim, as in "Mom's
always repeating the old saw, "Haste makes waste".
: This term uses saw in
the sense of saying, and old in the sense of wise rather than old-fashioned.
:
Main Entry: saw
: Function: noun
: Etymology: Middle English sawe, from
Old English "sagu" discourse; akin to Old High German & Old Norse "saga" tale,
Old English "secgan" to say
: Date: before 12th century