English word origin

Etymology of sawed

Regular addition of the past tense suffix -ed to saw.

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Source etymology 1

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verb

simple past and past participle of saw

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Regular addition of the past tense suffix -ed to saw.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

verb

simple past of see

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Nonstandard addition of -ed to saw, which is already a strong past tense form of see.

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