v. t.
I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke xxi. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]
The just gods gainsay
That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother,
My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword
Be drained. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. “To convince the gainsayers.” Tit. i. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by
a.
v. t.
Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. [ See Again, and Strive. ] To strive or struggle against; to withstand. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]