vt to tell or narrate, as a legend.
2. legend ·noun a story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature.
3. legend ·noun any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable.
4. legend ·noun an inscription, motto, or title, ·esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
5. legend ·noun that which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses.