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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
say
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Examples
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She rejoined, Then why seest thou all the other merchants bid high for me and art silent nor sayest a word neither addest one dinar to my price?
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The proffers were high: "I will promote thee to very great honour among the princes of Moab;" nay, he gives him a blank, and he shall write his own terms: I will do whatsoever thou sayest, that is, "I will give thee whatever thou desirest, and observe whatever thou orderest; thy word shall be a law to me," v. 17.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy) 1721
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I am very old, and very tired, and it being vain fighting the Law, as thou sayest, Howkan, I am come seeking the Law.
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They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Libertarian Principles, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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He laments, I am very old, and very tired, and it being vain fighting the Law, as thou sayest ....
“The Kipling of the Klondike”: Naturalism in London's Early Fiction 2010
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Now Moses in the Law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest Thou?
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When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, ‘Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee and sayest thou, Who touched me?’
WHEN THE HEAVENS FALL GILBERT MORRIS 2010
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And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
The prayer of faith 2008
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We no longer hear “thou sayest” or “she cometh” or “doth,” and English speakers on both sides of the pondseldom use “shall” in place of “will” any more.
The Grammarphobia Blog » Blog Archive » When abusage becomes usage 2010
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I deeply regret but I really don't regret so sayest Senator Empty Suit.
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