aforesaid
adjEtymology
From Middle English aforesaid(e), aforeseid(e), past participle of aforesayen, aforeseyen, aforeseien, aforeseggen; formed with the prefix afore- and the several forms of seien (“to say”). Equivalent to afore- + said.
- inherited from aforesaid
Definitions
Previously stated
Previously stated; said or named before.
- I soon took pity upon them and on myself, and rode off; but before I had crossed the aforesaid green glade, I heard their voices and laughter rising gaily as before. Very impertinent!
The neighborhood
- antonymfollowing
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at aforesaid. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at aforesaid. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at aforesaid
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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