n. 1. a. A prose narrative usually written in Iceland between 1120 and 1400, dealing with the families that first settled Iceland and their descendants, with the histories of the kings of Norway, and with the myths and legends of early Germanic gods and heroes. b. A modern prose narrative that resembles a saga. 2. A long detailed report: recounted the saga of their family problems. [Old Norse; see sekw-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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