fore-sayv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)fɔːˈseɪ/, U.S.

/fɔrˈseɪ/

Etymology: Old English foresęcgan , < fore- prefix + sęcgan to say v.¹

transitive. To say beforehand, foretell, predict. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > predict, foretell [verb (transitive)]

fore-sayc900

bodeOE

before-sayOE

before-tella1382

foretella1400

prognostica1400

tella1400

prenosticate?a1475

prenostic1477

prognosticatec1487

forespeak1489

prognostify1495

foreshow1561

prenunce1563

presage1569

boden1573

forewarn1582

predict1590

forehalsen1594

foresignify1597

prognosticon1602

predivine1607

forespell1611

predicate1623

prenuntiate1623

preadmonish1644

forebode1664

prediction1665

prenotea1711

bespeak1721

pre-announce1793

prophesize1848

to call for ——1895

pick1909

c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) Contents iii. xiii. 14 Ðæt se biscop Aidan þam scypfarendum þone storm towardne foresægde.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 1606 A propheci, þat forsaid was bi his merci.

1543 R. Grafton Contin. in Chron. J. Hardyng f. cviii Kyng Henry the sixte did foresaie the same.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. f. 9 He foresayth y^t the people shalbe gathered together agayne.

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 176 Homer took much out of her verses, which she foresaw and foresaid he should doe.

1886 J. Payne tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron I. i. Introd. 12 The pleasance and delight..which, belike, were it not foresaid, might not be looked for from such a beginning.

Derivatives

foreˈsaying n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun]

prophecyc1330

prognosticationc1450

foresaying1548

foretelling1548

prediction1561

foresignifying1592

predict1609

prenunciation1623

bodement1826

predication1845

second-guessing1946

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark i. f. 2 The prophecies and foresayinges of the Prophetes.

1608–11 Bp. J. Hall Epist. iii. iii, in Wks. (1627) 319 Whose foresayings verified in all particular issues are more than demonstratiue.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fore-say
释义	fore-sayv. Brit. /(ˌ)fɔːˈseɪ/, U.S. /fɔrˈseɪ/ Etymology: Old English foresęcgan , < fore- prefix + sęcgan to say v.¹ transitive. To say beforehand, foretell, predict. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > predict, foretell [verb (transitive)] fore-sayc900 bodeOE before-sayOE before-tella1382 foretella1400 prognostica1400 tella1400 prenosticate?a1475 prenostic1477 prognosticatec1487 forespeak1489 prognostify1495 foreshow1561 prenunce1563 presage1569 boden1573 forewarn1582 predict1590 forehalsen1594 foresignify1597 prognosticon1602 predivine1607 forespell1611 predicate1623 prenuntiate1623 preadmonish1644 forebode1664 prediction1665 prenotea1711 bespeak1721 pre-announce1793 prophesize1848 to call for ——1895 pick1909 c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) Contents iii. xiii. 14 Ðæt se biscop Aidan þam scypfarendum þone storm towardne foresægde. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 1606 A propheci, þat forsaid was bi his merci. 1543 R. Grafton Contin. in Chron. J. Hardyng f. cviii Kyng Henry the sixte did foresaie the same. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. f. 9 He foresayth y^t the people shalbe gathered together agayne. a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 176 Homer took much out of her verses, which she foresaw and foresaid he should doe. 1886 J. Payne tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron I. i. Introd. 12 The pleasance and delight..which, belike, were it not foresaid, might not be looked for from such a beginning. Derivatives foreˈsaying n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] prophecyc1330 prognosticationc1450 foresaying1548 foretelling1548 prediction1561 foresignifying1592 predict1609 prenunciation1623 bodement1826 predication1845 second-guessing1946 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark i. f. 2 The prophecies and foresayinges of the Prophetes. 1608–11 Bp. J. Hall Epist. iii. iii, in Wks. (1627) 319 Whose foresayings verified in all particular issues are more than demonstratiue. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c900
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