The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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