foresay

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To say beforehand; predict; foretell. archaic,transitive
  2. To decree; ordain; appoint. transitive
    — Let ordinance / Come as the gods foresay it.

词形变化

foresays present,singular,third-person foresaying participle,present foresaid participle,past foresaid past

词源

From Middle English foresayen, foreseyen, foreseggen (found only in past participle foresaid), from Old English foreseċġan (“to foresay, foretell, predict, announce, mention beforehand”), equivalent to fore- + say. Cognate with Dutch voorzeggen (“to foretell, presage”), Old Danish foresige, Swedish föresäga, förutsäga (“to predict”).
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