different between gainsay vs forsay
gainsay
English
Etymology
From Middle English gainsayen, ?einseggen (“to say against, say in opposition to”), equivalent to gain- +? say. Compare Old Danish gensige (“to speak against; gainsay”), Swedish gensaga (“a speaking against; protest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?n?se?/
- (US, also) IPA(key): /??e?n?se?/
- Rhymes: -e?
Verb
gainsay (third-person singular simple present gainsays, present participle gainsaying, simple past and past participle gainsaid)
- (transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
- Synonyms: controvert, deny, dispute, refute, withsay
Derived terms
- gainsayer
- gainsaying
Translations
Anagrams
- angiyas, gaysian
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forsay
English
Etymology
From Middle English forsayen (“to renounce”), from Old English forse??an (“to accuse, accuse falsely, slander, speak about, discourse on”), equivalent to for- +? say. Cognate Dutch verzeggen (“to deny, forbid”), German Low German verseggen (“to refuse, deny”), German versagen (“to refuse, deny”), Swedish försäga (“to misspeak, say too much”). More at for-, say.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?(?)?se?/
- Rhymes: -e?
Verb
forsay (third-person singular simple present forsays, present participle forsaying, simple past and past participle forsaid)
- (archaic) to forbid; to renounce
- (archaic) to deny, gainsay
- (archaic) to forsake
Anagrams
- forays
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