foresay

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromforeseċġan“to foresay, foretell, predict, announce, mention beforehand”
2. Middle English · inherited fromforesayen
3. English todayforesay

From Middle English foresayen, foreseyen, foreseggen (found only in past participle foresaid), from Old English foreseċġan (“to foresay, foretell, predict, announce, mention beforehand”), equivalent to fore- + say. Cognate with Dutch voorzeggen (“to foretell, presage”), Old Danish foresige, Swedish föresäga, förutsäga (“to predict”).