Let ordinance Come as the gods foresay it— Shakespeare.
Etymology
From Middle Englishforesayen, foreseyen, foreseggen (found only in past participle foresaid), from Old Englishforesecgan(“to foresay, foretell, predict, announce, mention beforehand”), equivalent to fore- +say. Cognate with Dutch voorzeggen(“to foretell, presage”), Old Danish foresige, Swedish föresäga, förutsäga(“to predict”).