Sare vs Sage - What's the difference?
sare | sage |
(British, archaic) dry, withered
(dialectal, Kent, archaic) tender, rotten
(dialectal, Northern England, archaic) melancholy, bad, severe
(UK, dialectal, Northern England, archaic) much, very much, greatly
Wise.
* Shakespeare
* Milton
(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
* Milton
A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
* 1748 , (David Hume), Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press (1973), ยง 34:
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply
As adjectives the difference between sare and sage
is that sare is dry, withered while sage is wise.As an adverb sare
is much, very much, greatly.As a noun sage is
a wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.As an interjection sage is
Word used in the email field of to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.As a verb sage is
the act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an when posting a reply.sare
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Alternative forms
* searAdjective
- Burn ash-wood green, 'tis a fire for a queen;
- Burn ash-wood sare , 'twool make a man sware.
Adverb
sage
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) sage (11th century), from . The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece .Adjective
(er)- All you sage counsellors, hence!
- commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat
- [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.
Synonyms
* sagaciousNoun
(en noun)- We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage .