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FORESPEAK
Etymology 1
Verb
forespeak (third-person singular simple present forespeaks, present participle forespeaking, simple past (archaic) forespake or forespoke, past participle forespoken)
(transitive, obsolete) To foretell, to predict.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with forspeak (“to injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to bewitch, to charm (and other senses)”).
Conjugation
Additional obsolete forms are as follows
• Second-person singular present tense: forespeakest.
• Third-person singular present tense: forespeaketh.
Etymology 2
Verb
forespeak (third-person singular simple present forespeaks, present participle forespeaking, simple past (archaic) forespake or forespoke, past participle forespoken)
Alternative spelling of forspeak
Anagrams
• forepeaks, forespake
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*speak", v. t. [Obs.]
Definition: See Forspeak.
Fore*speak", v. t.
Definition: To foretell; to predict. [Obs.] My mother was half a witch; never anything that she forespake but came to pass. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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