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Withsay

The 'with' in it means against

In Old English the prefix with- meant against, a sense that survives only in withstand and withdraw. So withsay is not saying something alongside someone; it is saying it at them. Anu Garg puts it best: to withsay a person is not to be their hype man. Documented before 1150 and still available: “I might not withsay mine uncle’s will and commandment.”

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