Etymology

said

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Today it means: Mentioned earlier; aforesaid. Full definition →

Middle English seide ← Old English sǣde
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said · verb, adjective, determiner1

  1. Old English · inherited fromsǣde
  2. Middle English · inherited fromseide
  3. English todaysaid

From Middle English seide (preterite) and seid, iseid (past participle), from Old English sǣde, sæġde (preterite) and ġesæġd (past participle), equivalent to say + -ed.

Said · proper noun, noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromسَعِيد
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromسَعِيد
  3. English todaySaid

Borrowed from Arabic سَعِيد (saʕīd).

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