世せい諺げん

noun

proverb; saying

Obsolete term for a proverb or common saying. Cross-referenced with 俚諺 (りげん), a more common word for 'proverb'.

See also: 俚諺

• 古ふるい辞じ書しょには「世せい諺げん」ということばが載のっている。

  The word 世諺 appears in old dictionaries.