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Where does “foresaid” come from?

Foresaid comes from Middle English foresaid, a compound of fore- and said meaning previously mentioned or aforesaid.

foresaid (English): Aforesaid; aforementioned; simple past tense and...

Definitions

  1. Aforesaid; aforementioned; simple past tense and...

Ancestry of “foresaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforesaid—
Every word from Middle English foresaid →