besay
English
verb
Definitions
- To say about (someone or something); get something across verbally or by saying; relay; signify; declare.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English besayen inherited from Old English beseċġan (excuse oneself, defend, announce, accuse, introduce) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bisagjaną prefix from English say.
Origin
English
say
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- I'd say English
- againsay English
- daresay English
- endsay English
- foresay English
- forsay English
- gainsay English
- missay English
- naysay English
- naysayer English
- oversay English
- resay English
- said English
- say English
- say-so English
- sayability English
- sayable English
- sayee English
- sayen English
- sayer English
- sayest English
- sayeth English
- saying English
- sayman English
- saymaster English
- sayth English
- soothsay English
- undersay English
- unsay English
- whaddayasay English
- withsay English
- yeasay English
- yeasayer English
- besagen German
- sagen German
- *bisagjaną Proto-Germanic
- beseċġan Old English
- besayen Middle English
- seyen Middle English