English Dictionary

saw

/ˈsɔː/

noun

(obsolete) Something spoken; speech, discourse. / (archaic) A saying or proverb. / (obsolete) Opinion, idea, belief. / (obsolete) Proposal, suggestion; possibility. / (obsolete) Dictate; command; decree.

I saw a ghost last night.

意味（1）

(obsolete) Something spoken; speech, discourse.

And for thy trew sawys, and I may lyve many wynters, there was never no knyght better rewardid[…].

And for thy trew sawys, and I may lyve many wynters, there was never no knyght better rewardid[…]. And for your true discourses, and I may live many winters, there was never no knight better rewarded […].

意味（2）

(archaic) A saying or proverb.

old saw

意味（3）

(obsolete) Opinion, idea, belief.

by thy saw ― in your opinion

意味（4）

(obsolete) Proposal, suggestion; possibility.

All they assentyd to the sawe; They thoght he spake reson and lawe.

意味（5）

(obsolete) Dictate; command; decree.

[Love] rules the creatures by his powerful saw.