"withsaw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: withsaws [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English withsawe, withsahe, withsau, from Old English *wiþsagu (“renunciation, contradiction”); equivalent to with- + saw (“saying”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|withsawe}} Middle English withsawe, {{inh|en|ang|*wiþsagu|t=renunciation, contradiction}} Old English *wiþsagu (“renunciation, contradiction”), {{prefix|en|with|saw|t2=saying}} with- + saw (“saying”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} withsaw (plural withsaws)
  1. (UK dialectal) A contradiction. Tags: UK, dialectal Synonyms: vedsaw [Scotland] Related terms: withsay

Inflected forms

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