English Explanatory Dictionary

foresay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To say beforehand; predict; foretell.
  2. To decree; ordain; appoint.

Pronunciation

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foresay.wav

Word forms

foresay foresays foresaying foresaid

Etymology

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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