Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foresaid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: fore-said
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Aforesaid; aforementioned.

verb

simple past and past participle of foresay.

Etymology

From Middle English foresaid (past participle of foresayen). By surface analysis, fore- + said. More at foresay.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: foresaid

Questions

What does foresaid mean?: Aforesaid; aforementioned.
Where does foresaid come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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