withsay

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To speak against someone or something.; To contradict or deny. archaic,obsolete,transitive
    — Sythe I have sayd it, I wyll never withsay it.
  2. To speak against someone or something.; To gainsay, to oppose in speech (and by extension writing). archaic,obsolete,transitive
    — Let the lewd with faith and fervour worship. With will will we withstand, withsay.
  3. To speak against someone or something.; To forbid, to refuse to allow, give, or permit. archaic,obsolete,transitive
    — I wyll not withsaye thy desyre.
  4. To speak against someone or something.; To decline, to refuse to do or accept. archaic,obsolete,transitive
    — This is in noe wise to bee withsaid, for it is the King's honour.

词形变化

withsays present,singular,third-person withsaying participle,present withsaid participle,past withsaid past

词汇关系

近义词
gainsay withspeak
衍生词
withsayer withsaying
相关词
withsaw

词源

From Middle English withseien, from Old English wiþseċġan (“to speak against; to denounce, renounce, or deny”), corresponding to with- + say. Cognate with Old Saxon witharseggian (“to object”), Low German wedderseggen (“to renounce”), German widersagen (“to renounce”), Dutch wederzeggen and weerzeggen.
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