forsecgan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to say wrongly, say ill
- to say against, accuse, deny; say away
Etymology
Prefix from Old English seċġan (say, speak).
Origin
Old English
seċġan
Gloss
say, speak
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
話
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *sagjaną Proto-Germanic
- asecgan Old English
- besecgan Old English
- efensecgan Old English
- foresecgan Old English
- seċġan Old English
- wiþsecgan Old English
- seien Middle English
- seyen Middle English
- *saggjan gmw-pro