"sayen" meaning in English

See sayen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English seien, equivalent to say + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|seien}} Middle English seien, {{suffix|en|say|en|id2=plural present}} say + -en Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sayen
  1. (obsolete) plural simple present of say Tags: form-of, obsolete, plural, present Form of: say

Download JSON data for sayen meaning in English (1.6kB)

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