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sayeth

On-Yomi: エツ — Kun-Yomi: いわ.く、のたま.う、のたま.わく、ここに、ひらび

Elements:

sayeth, pent in, one

Primitive:

pent in(uwieziony w) This primitive depicts a corral or pen surrounding something, which is thus pent in. [3]

Heisig story:

Pent in . . . one. The key word refers to famous sayings of famous people, and is the origin for the primitive meaning of a tongue wagging in the mouth that we learned in frame 12. The size of this kanji, a relatively rare one, is what distinguishes it from day.

Koohii stories:

1) [AndamanIslander] 17-2-2008(148): "Sayeth"?! Who the hell says "sayeth"? Doesn't seem quite right…just like this kanji, which is just like "day" but doesn't seem "quite right.".

2) [Francois] 10-4-2008(87): When pent up alone, one sayeth little.

3) [iheckman] 2-6-2008(45): So I don't mix with speaketh (#1117 申). Sayeth rhymes with dayeth.

4) [niktok] 5-9-2007(22): So SAYETH we all. They are pent in on galactica, as one family.

5) [shadolite] 27-3-2008(16): One pent up tongue sayeth little.

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