FORSAY

Etymology

Verb

forsay (third-person singular simple present forsays, present participle forsaying, simple past and past participle forsaid)

(archaic) to forbid; to renounce

(archaic) to deny, gainsay

(archaic) to forsake

Anagrams

• forays

Source: Wiktionary


For*say", v. t. Etym: [AS. forsecgan to accuse; pref. for- + secgan to say.]

Definition: To forbid; to renounce; to forsake; to deny. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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