soothsay
English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To foretell the future; make predictions.
Etymology
Compound from English sooth (true, a fact, pleasing, comforting, reassuring) + 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
- forsay English
- gainsay English
- insooth 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
- sooth English
- soothen English
- soother English
- soothest English
- soothfast English
- soothful English
- soothly English
- soothness English
- soothsaw English
- soothsayer English
- soothsaying English
- undersay English
- unsay English
- whaddayasay English
- withsay English
- yeasay English
- yeasayer English
- seyen Middle English
- sooth Middle English
- say
- said
- sayen
- sayth
- resay
- sooth
- sayee
- unsay
- besay
- sayer
- sayest
- missay
- sayman
- yeasay
- endsay
- say-so
- sayeth
- naysay
- forsay
- saying
- oversay
- daresay
- sayable
- soothen
- insooth
- withsay
- soothly
- gainsay
- I'd say
- soother
- foresay
- soothsaw
- undersay
- yeasayer
- soothest
- soothful
- naysayer
- againsay
- soothfast
- saymaster
- soothness
- sayability
- soothsayer
- soothsaying
- whaddayasay