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Foresay vs Forestay - What's the difference?

foresay | forestay |

In transitive terms the difference between foresay and forestay

is that foresay is to decree; ordain; appoint while forestay is to stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.

As a noun forestay is

a stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship.

foresay

English

Verb

  • To say beforehand; predict; foretell.
  • To decree; ordain; appoint.
    • Let ordinance Come as the gods foresay it — Shakespeare.

    forestay

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (wikipedia forestay) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay.
  • *2008 , Alfred Fox, Anna's Story: Basset Mead :
    • Anna decided not to press that subject and forestayed her mind to change tack.

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.
  • *1954 , Osteopathic Magazine - Volumes 41-42 - Page 75:
    • It is reasonable to suppose that further research into the complex bio-chemistry of the blood will result in more satisfactory substitutes for plasma than are now available and thereby death may be more easily forestayed .
  • *1965 , United States Joint Publications Research Service, Translations on People's Republic of China :
    • [...] in our capital construction plan, we might not plan the manufacture of equipment according to storage, thus delaying the sale of our manufactured equipment and forestaying return on investment by equipment manufacturing agencies.