soothsayn.

Brit.

/ˈsuːθseɪ/, U.S.

/ˈsuθˌseɪ/

Forms: 1500s sothsay, 1500s–1600s southsaye, 1500s, 1800s soothsay, 1500s soothsaye.

Etymology: Back-formation < soothsayer n. or soothsaying n. and adj.: compare soothsaw n. Also written as two words and occasionally with hyphen.

†1. A true or wise saying; a proverb, saw. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun]

saw9..

quideOE

yedOE

wordOE

wisdomc1175

bysawe?c1225

riotc1330

sentencec1380

textc1386

dict1432

diction1477

redec1480

say1486

adage1530

commonplace?1531

adagy1534

soothsay1549

maxima1564

apophthegm1570

speech1575

gnome1577

aphorisma1593

imprese1593

spoke1594

symbol1594

maxim1605

wording1606

impress1610

motto1615

dictum1616

impresa1622

dictate1625

effate1650

sentiment1780

great thought1821

brocarda1856

text-motto1880

sententia1917

1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie (new ed.) 3rd Serm. sig. Ji (margin) And old soth say, but thoughe the sayinge be none of the newist I feare me yet is it one of the trwest.

a. A prediction, prognostication, or prophecy; an omen or portent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > soothsaying > [noun] > predictions made by

soothsaying1535

soothings1582

soothsay1582

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 67 Ô the superstitions of beldam trumperye sooth says.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. ix. sig. X2 Shewes, visions, sooth-sayes, and prophesies.

a1607 T. Brightman Predictions & Prophecies (1641) 2 Merlin,..whose South-saies (for so they called them in old time) have proved true even to these latter dayes.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 219 Those foretelling Southsayes..which without question were knowne vnto this Madoc.

1870 D. G. Rossetti House of Life in Poems vii They told me she was sad that day, (Though wherefore tell what love's soothsay, Sooner than they, did register?).

b. Without article. (Good) omen; soothsaying, prognostication. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > a good omen

promise?1533

soothsay1590

auspice1660

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

spaeing?a1505

soothsaying1535

sooth1579

fatiloquy1623

ariolation1646

hariolating1655

hariolation1656

spae-craft1724

spae-work1815

soothsay1831

Sibyllism1875

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. viii. sig. Kk8^v Aye me,..the signes be sadd, And but God turne the same to good soothsay, That Ladies safetie is sore to be dradd.

1831 tr. Tieck's Old Man of Mountain, etc. 246 Do not you seem to know everything, or else to have learnt it by soothsay?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

soothsayv.

Forms: Also 1600s southsay.

Etymology: Back-formation < soothsayer n. or soothsaying n. and adj. Compare Old English sóðsecgan to say or speak truly.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsoothsay.

rare.

intransitive. To make predictions, to foretell future events; to predict, prophesy. Also with it.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > soothsaying > soothsay [verb (intransitive)]

hariolize1592

soothsay1611

hariolate1677

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Diviner, to diuine, presage, soothsay it.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. ii. 45 Go you wilde Bedfellow, you cannot Soothsay .

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 226 Wherefore suffumigations are wont to be used to them, that are about to southsay, for to affect their fancy.

1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ II. at Vero To soothsay, as wisards, and wise women do.

1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas II. 160 Even he soothsaying sings that the Argive camp Holds midnight council to attack the city.

1877 Daily News 19 Oct. 6/3 The next fortnight may therefore be pregnant with news, good or evil to the Turkish cause—who will soothsay?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	soothsay
释义	soothsayn. Brit. /ˈsuːθseɪ/, U.S. /ˈsuθˌseɪ/ Forms: 1500s sothsay, 1500s–1600s southsaye, 1500s, 1800s soothsay, 1500s soothsaye. Etymology: Back-formation < soothsayer n. or soothsaying n. and adj.: compare soothsaw n. Also written as two words and occasionally with hyphen. †1. A true or wise saying; a proverb, saw. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] saw9.. quideOE yedOE wordOE wisdomc1175 bysawe?c1225 riotc1330 sentencec1380 textc1386 dict1432 diction1477 redec1480 say1486 adage1530 commonplace?1531 adagy1534 soothsay1549 maxima1564 apophthegm1570 speech1575 gnome1577 aphorisma1593 imprese1593 spoke1594 symbol1594 maxim1605 wording1606 impress1610 motto1615 dictum1616 impresa1622 dictate1625 effate1650 sentiment1780 great thought1821 brocarda1856 text-motto1880 sententia1917 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie (new ed.) 3rd Serm. sig. Ji (margin) And old soth say, but thoughe the sayinge be none of the newist I feare me yet is it one of the trwest. 2. a. A prediction, prognostication, or prophecy; an omen or portent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > soothsaying > [noun] > predictions made by soothsaying1535 soothings1582 soothsay1582 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 67 Ô the superstitions of beldam trumperye sooth says. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. ix. sig. X2 Shewes, visions, sooth-sayes, and prophesies. a1607 T. Brightman Predictions & Prophecies (1641) 2 Merlin,..whose South-saies (for so they called them in old time) have proved true even to these latter dayes. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 219 Those foretelling Southsayes..which without question were knowne vnto this Madoc. 1870 D. G. Rossetti House of Life in Poems vii They told me she was sad that day, (Though wherefore tell what love's soothsay, Sooner than they, did register?). b. Without article. (Good) omen; soothsaying, prognostication. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > a good omen promise?1533 soothsay1590 auspice1660 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > soothsaying > [noun] spaeing?a1505 soothsaying1535 sooth1579 fatiloquy1623 ariolation1646 hariolating1655 hariolation1656 spae-craft1724 spae-work1815 soothsay1831 Sibyllism1875 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. viii. sig. Kk8^v Aye me,..the signes be sadd, And but God turne the same to good soothsay, That Ladies safetie is sore to be dradd. 1831 tr. Tieck's Old Man of Mountain, etc. 246 Do not you seem to know everything, or else to have learnt it by soothsay? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). soothsayv. Forms: Also 1600s southsay. Etymology: Back-formation < soothsayer n. or soothsaying n. and adj. Compare Old English sóðsecgan to say or speak truly.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsoothsay. rare. intransitive. To make predictions, to foretell future events; to predict, prophesy. Also with it. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > soothsaying > soothsay [verb (intransitive)] hariolize1592 soothsay1611 hariolate1677 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Diviner, to diuine, presage, soothsay it. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. ii. 45 Go you wilde Bedfellow, you cannot Soothsay . View more context for this quotation 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 226 Wherefore suffumigations are wont to be used to them, that are about to southsay, for to affect their fancy. 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ II. at Vero To soothsay, as wisards, and wise women do. 1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas II. 160 Even he soothsaying sings that the Argive camp Holds midnight council to attack the city. 1877 Daily News 19 Oct. 6/3 The next fortnight may therefore be pregnant with news, good or evil to the Turkish cause—who will soothsay? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1549v.1611
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