† withsake, v. Obs.
Forms: 1 wiþsacan, 3 -saken; pa. tense 3 -soc(k, pa. pple. 4 -saken.
[OE. wiþsacan, f. with- + sacan to contend, dispute, deny; cf. MHG. widersachen.]
= withsay v. 1, 2, 3.
| 971 Blickl. Hom. 53 Wiþsacaþ nu þam leasum welum. c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Matt. x. 33 Se þe me wiðsæcð beforan mannun, & ic wiþsace hyne beforan minum fæder. c 1205 Lay. 10898 Þa wiðsaken wolde cristindom he dude his marken him on. Ibid. 13000 Imong þan eorlen he stod & fastliche hit wið-soc. a 1225 Ancr. R. 88 Ich hit ne mei nout wið⁓saken. a 1375 Joseph Arim. 178 His grete folk þat him wiþ-saken hedde. |