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saie

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English

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Verb

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saie

  1. Archaic spelling of say.
    • 1594, Thomas Nash, The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton[1]:
      What stratagemicall actes and monuments do you thinke an ingenious infant of my age might enact? you will saie, it were sufficient if he slurre a die, pawne his master to the vtmost pennie, & minister the oath on the pantoffle arteficially.
    • 1602, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor[2]:
      By the Lord thou art a traitor to saie so: What made me loue thee?

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɛ/
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Noun

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saie f (plural saies)

  1. a short garment worn by ancient Persians, Romans, and Gauls in combat

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.je/
  • Rhymes: -aje
  • Hyphenation: sà‧ie

Noun

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saie

  1. plural of saia

Manx

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Noun

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saie m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. satiety, fill
  2. satisfaction

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Adjective

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saie

  1. replete

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
saie haie
after "yn", taie
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

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Verb

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saie

  1. Alternative form of assayen