forsay
English
verb
Definitions
- (archaic) to forbid; to renounce
- (archaic) to deny, gainsay
- (archaic) to forsake
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forsayen (renounce) inherited from Old English forseċġan (accuse falsely, discourse on, slander, speak about, accuse) prefix from English say.
Origin
English
say
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- I'd say English
- againsay English
- besay English
- daresay English
- endsay English
- foresay English
- forsaying English
- gainsay English
- missay English
- naysay English
- naysayer English
- oversay English
- resay English
- said English
- say English
- say-so English
- sayability English
- sayable English
- sayee English
- sayen English
- sayer English
- sayest English
- sayeth English
- saying English
- sayman English
- saymaster English
- sayth English
- soothsay English
- undersay English
- unsay English
- whaddayasay English
- withsay English
- yeasay English
- yeasayer English
- sagen German
- versagen German
- forseċġan Old English
- forsayen Middle English
- seyen Middle English