forsay

Meaning

Verb

• to forbid; to renounce
• to deny, gainsay
• to forsake

Origin

• From Middle English forsayen ("to renounce"), from Old English forseċġan ("to accuse, accuse falsely, slander, speak about, discourse on"), equivalent to for- + say. Cognate Dutch verzeggen, German Low German verseggen, German versagen ("to refuse, deny"), Swedish försäga ("to misspeak, say too much"). More at for-, say.