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saught

The English word “saught” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Reconciliation; peace; ease.

verb

  1. To reconcile; become reconciled.

adjective

  1. Reconciled; agreed; at one.

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,…

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