n.
Pronunciation: ' sä-g ə also ' sa-
Function: noun
Etymology: Old Norse ― more at SAW
Date: 1709
1 : a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
2 : a modern heroic narrative resembling the Icelandic saga
3 : a long detailed account <a saga of the Old South>