saga

sa-ga · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic.

  2. 2.

    A long, involved story, account, or series of incidents.

  3. 3.

    (informal) A complicated sequence of events.

Forms

plural: sagas

Related words

See also: chronicle, epic, legend
Synonyms: chronicle, epic, tale

Etymology

From Old Norse saga "narrative, story," related to segja "to say."