sayer sent me a pece lik lynen (or rather silk) and the lyke to Mr. Eaton and Mr. Nealson.
Jerrold (Douglas) on the sayer of "After me the deluge," 299.
In the hall, their dress showing signs of much haste, stood sayer and Braley.
sayer and the rest in our junck, offring my service to hym in what is in my power.
From this time sayer, who adopted all Pitts virulence towards Fox, made the latter a continual subject of his satire.
sayer goeth in her, and they offer to geve hym more then any other.
Then came the silvery-hairy-man, who was also the sayer of the Law, M'ling, and a satyr-like creature of ape and goat.
sayer brought back the goodes and monies sent in that voyag.
Prince Metternich is said to be the sayer of "After me the Deluge."
sayer for the 100 tais he saieth he had not receved, although we have his hand to shew for it.
Old English secgan "to utter, inform, speak, tell, relate," from Proto-Germanic *sagjanan (cf. Old Saxon seggian, Old Norse segja, Danish sige, Old Frisian sedsa, Middle Dutch segghen, Dutch zeggen, Old High German sagen, German sagen "to say"), from PIE *sokwyo-, from root *sekw- (3) "to say, utter" (cf. Hittite shakiya- "to declare," Lithuanian sakyti "to say," Old Church Slavonic sociti "to vindicate, show," Old Irish insce "speech," Old Latin inseque "to tell say").
Past tense said developed from Old English segde. Not attested in use with inanimate objects (clocks, signs, etc.) as subjects before 1930. You said it "you're right" first recorded 1919; you can say that again as a phrase expressing agreement is recorded from 1942, American English. You don't say (so) as an expression of astonishment (often ironic) is first recorded 1779, American English.
"what someone says," 1570s, from say (v.). Meaning "right or authority to influence a decision" is from 1610s. Extended form say-so is first recorded 1630s. Cf. Old English secge "speech."