Etymology

gainsaying

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Today it means: Opposition, especially in speech. Full definition →

Middle English gaynesayenge
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gainsaying · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromgaynesayenge
  2. English todaygainsaying

From Middle English gaynesayenge, ȝeinseiing, ȝeinsegging, equivalent to gainsay + -ing.

gainsaying · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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