Say (sā), n. [Aphetic form of assay.] 1. Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.
If those principal works of God... be but certain tastes and says, as it were, of that final benefit. Hooker.
Thy tongue some say of breeding breathes. Shak.
2. Tried quality; temper; proof.
He found a sword of better say. Spenser.
3. Essay; trial; attempt.
To give a say at, to attempt. B. Jonson.