Definitions
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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
say .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word sayth, 'by faith ye are saved;' the church sayth we may be saved by our works.
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What I know for sure is "revenge is mines, sayth the LORD"
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Worfeus – remember = = Vengence is mine – sayth the Lord.
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There is a custome in this citie, that when any man is determined to banquet his friends, going about vnto certaine tauernes or cookes houses appointed for the same purpose, he sayth vnto euery particular hoste, you shall haue such, and such of my friendes, whom you must intertaine in my name, and so much I will bestowe vpon the banquet.
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Also Munster sayth, they do there vse stockefish in stead of bread, which groweth not in that countrey.
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The same author sayth: The ashe continually flourisheth, couering a burning fountaine.
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And in this 65 Chapter he farther sayth, They seeke me that hitherto haue not asked for me, they find me that hitherto haue not sought me.
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State (sayth Doletus) is either of the body, or of causes, or of order and condition.
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Fourthly, he sayth that in bankets none of the ghests vse to rise from the table: but that the good wife of the house reacheth to euery one a chamber pot, so oft as need requireth.
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Besides, our wits are not altogether so grosse and barren, as the philosophers seeme to assigne vnto this our aier, and these nourishments, which perhaps many of our countreymen could much rather verifie in deeds then in words, if (as the Poet sayth) enuious pouerty did not holde vs downe.
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