"forsay" meaning in English

See forsay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fə(ɹ)ˈseɪ/ Forms: forsays [present, singular, third-person], forsaying [participle, present], forsaid [participle, past], forsaid [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English forsayen (“to renounce”), from Old English forseċġan (“to accuse, accuse falsely, slander, speak about, discourse on”), equivalent to for- + say. Cognate Dutch verzeggen (“to deny, forbid”), German Low German verseggen (“to refuse, deny”), German versagen (“to refuse, deny”), Swedish försäga (“to misspeak, say too much”). More at for-, say. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forsayen||to renounce}} Middle English forsayen (“to renounce”), {{inh|en|ang|forseċġan||to accuse, accuse falsely, slander, speak about, discourse on}} Old English forseċġan (“to accuse, accuse falsely, slander, speak about, discourse on”), {{prefix|en|for|say}} for- + say, {{cog|nl|verzeggen|t=to deny, forbid}} Dutch verzeggen (“to deny, forbid”), {{cog|nds-de|verseggen|t=to refuse, deny}} German Low German verseggen (“to refuse, deny”), {{cog|de|versagen||to refuse, deny}} German versagen (“to refuse, deny”), {{cog|sv|försäga||to misspeak, say too much}} Swedish försäga (“to misspeak, say too much”) Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|forsaid}} forsay (third-person singular simple present forsays, present participle forsaying, simple past and past participle forsaid)
  1. (archaic) to forbid; to renounce Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-forsay-en-verb-WarWfl9V Categories (other): English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 38 31 31
  2. (archaic) to deny, gainsay Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-forsay-en-verb-aZcHFoFK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 43 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 38 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 65 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 75 11
  3. (archaic) to forsake Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-forsay-en-verb-ipE7arIk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 38 31 31

Inflected forms

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