... Serge (from ancient French saie which derives from the ... for tie-making characterized by a cloth armor and ... and good elasticity, similar to the serge but smoother ... http://www.madeincomo.it/autun_inverno_en.html Say (Say), v. t. To try; to assay. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Say (Say), n. [OE. saie, F. saie, fr. L. saga, equiv. to sagum, sagus, a coarse woolen mantle; cf. Gr. sa`gos. See Sagum.] 1. A kind of silk or satin. [Obs.] Thou say, thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord! Shak. 2. A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth. [Obs.] His garment neither was of silk nor say. Spenser
vicente Link to this
... Serge (from ancient French saie which derives from the ... for tie-making characterized
by a cloth armor and ... and good elasticity, similar to the serge but smoother ...
http://www.madeincomo.it/autun_inverno_en.html
Say
(Say), v. t. To try; to assay. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Say
(Say), n. [OE. saie, F. saie, fr. L. saga, equiv. to sagum, sagus, a coarse woolen mantle; cf. Gr. sa`gos. See Sagum.]
1. A kind of silk or satin. [Obs.]
Thou say, thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord!
Shak.
2. A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth. [Obs.]
His garment neither was of silk nor say.
Spenser
http://www.bootlegbooks.com/Reference/Webster/d...
Northern French and Flemish serges(sagie, sagie, saie) were exported 12th century.
other spellings saye saie
to say another meaning altogether.