| 单词 | to say forth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto say forth to say forth now archaic. extracted from sayv.1int. 1. intransitive. To say what one has to say; to hold forth, speak. Usually in imperative. Cf. to say on at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > have one's say to say fortha1225 to say on1487 to have one's say out1748 to say away1783 to have one's say1824 the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > say to the end or finish saying (what is intended) to say forthc1405 to say out1692 amen1812 close1885 a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 25 Gif ðu wilt bien siker of rihte ileaue, ðane sei ðu forð mid seinte Petre [etc.] a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 184 ‘Sey forth,’ quod sche, ‘and tell me how’. a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 226 (MED) Sey forth, Y preye þe. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. Prol. l. 478 Quha can do bettir sa furth in Goddis name. 1921 A. Orbeck tr. H. Ibsen Catiline ii, in Early Plays 47 Come, say forth [Da. sig frem]! What was his answer? 1991 P. Anderson Star of Sea iii, in Time Patrol 310 If you will, say forth. 2. transitive. To utter, speak; spec. to speak (one's mind, etc.), say (what one has to say). In early use often in imperative. [Compare Old English forþsecgan to make known, declare, utter (only in psalter glosses, after classical Latin prōnuntiāre pronounce v.).] ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] matheleOE speakc888 spellc888 yedc888 i-quethec900 reirdOE meldOE meleOE quidOE i-meleOE wordOE to open one's mouth (also lips)OE mootOE spellc1175 carpa1240 spilec1275 bespeakc1314 adda1382 mella1400 moutha1400 utter?a1400 lalec1400 nurnc1400 parlec1400 talkc1400 to say forthc1405 rekea1450 to say on1487 nevena1500 quinch1511 quetch1530 queckc1540 walk1550 cant1567 twang1602 articulate1615 tella1616 betalk1622 sermocinate1623 to give tongue1737 jaw1748 to break stillness1768 outspeaka1788 to give mouth1854 larum1877 to make noises1909 verbal1974 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 51 Sey forth thy tale and tarie noght the tyme. ?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 45 I sall say furth the suth. ?1548 J. Bale Comedy Thre Lawes Nature ii. sig. Bv Saye fourth your mynde good mother. 1618 R. Broughton Man. Praiers sig. A8v Yet al can not say forth of affection with the holie Apostle, ‘Who shal seperate vs from the loue of Christ?’ 1669 Hist. Sir Eger 61 He said forth right hastily, The words that grievd him greatumlie. 1808 W. Scott Marmion i. xxiii. 45 Well hast thou spoke; say forth thy say. 1862 M. Oliphant Life E. Irving vi. 104 That longed-for pulpit, in which he could say forth unchecked the message that was in him. 1997 P. Anderson War of Gods (1999) 287 Skalds stepped before the king to say forth the praises of him and his friend. < as lemmas |
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