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S / sāgĭo
verb intransitive hapax

sāgĭo

2nd PP sāgīre · conj. 4th
root sagh-, to be sharp; Sanscr. saghnomi, kill; Gr. σάγαρις, battle-axe; cf.: sagus, sagax, sagitta
to perceive quickly; keenly; to perceive acutely •
to perceive quickly or keenly by the senses; trop., to perceive acutely with the intellect: sagire sentire acute est: ex quo sagae anus, quia multa scire volunt; et sagaces dicti canes. Is igitur, qui ante sagit quam oblata res est, dicitur praesagire, id est futura ante sentire, Cic. Div. 1, 31, 65.
Perseus ID: n42263 Key: sagio