sagenhaft

Meaning

  1. legendary, mythical (of or pertaining to a legend (myth) or saga)
  2. mythical, storied (known chiefly through stories, and hence perhaps of dubious reality)
  3. (colloquial) fabulous, terrific, awesome, incredible
  4. (colloquial) incredibly large or great

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzaːɡn̩haft/
Etymology

In summary

19th c., Sage + -n- + haft. Compare similar Middle High German sagehaft (“which is spoken of, famous”) which was not continued.

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