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Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Idioms about say
that is to say. that (def. 16).
Origin of say
1First recorded before 900; Middle English seyen, seggen, Old English secgan; cognate with Dutch zeggen, German sagen, Old Norse segja; akin to saw3
OTHER WORDS FROM say
sayer, nounOther definitions for say (2 of 4)
Origin of say
2Other definitions for say (3 of 4)
say3
[ sey ]
/ seɪ /
noun
a thin silk or woolen fabric similar to serge, much used in the 16th century.
Origin of say
3First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English sai(e), a kind of serge, from Old French saie, saye “long-skirted coat,” from Medieval Latin saia, sagum, a kind of cloth, from Latin saga, plural of sagum “coarse woolen cloak, soldier's cloak,” from Gaulish sogom
Other definitions for say (4 of 4)
Say
[ sey ]
/ seɪ /
noun
Thomas, 1787–1834, U.S. entomologist.
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British Dictionary definitions for say (1 of 2)
Derived forms of say
sayer, nounWord Origin for say
Old English secgan; related to Old Norse segja, Old Saxon seggian, Old High German sagēn
British Dictionary definitions for say (2 of 2)
say2
/ (seɪ) /
noun
archaic a type of fine woollen fabric
Word Origin for say
C13: from Old French saie, from Latin saga, plural of sagum a type of woollen cloak
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