prophesai for prophecy

Mon Oct 22 12:26:41 UTC 2007

On Oct 22, 2007, at 12:49 AM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:

> In "Elizabeth: Golden Age", Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) seems to say
> "prophesai" for the verb "prophecy".

??  the verb is "prophesy" and is pronounced with final /aj/.  (this
is the only pronunciation the OED has, and the OED has no entry for a
verb "prophecy" -- only for a noun so spelled, and pronounced with
final /i/.)

arnold

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