aforesaid

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.

• IPA^(key): /əˈfɔɹsɛd/

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aforesaid (not comparable)

1. Previously stated; said or named before.
   • 1834, L E L, chapter III, in Francesca Carrara. , volume II, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 30:

     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!

When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the, and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. It can be placed before a cardinal like the aforesaid two articles instead of the two aforesaid articles.

• abovesaid
• abovementioned
• aforementioned
• mentioned

• following

• aforesaide, a forsaid
• aforeseid, aforeseide, aforeseyd, aforseide, aforseyde, afore seid

Past participle of aforesayen, aforeseyen, aforeseien, aforeseggen; formed with the prefix afore- and the several forms of seien (“to say”).

aforesaid

1. aforesaid

• English: aforesaid

• “afōr(e-seid, ppl.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.