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FORSPEAK
Etymology 1
Verb
forspeak (third-person singular simple present forspeaks, present participle forspeaking, simple past (archaic) forspake or forspoke, past participle forspoken)
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose. [15th–19th c.]
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with forespeak (“to foretell, to predict”).
Etymology 2
Verb
forspeak (third-person singular simple present forspeaks, present participle forspeaking, simple past (archaic) forspake or forspoke, past participle forspoken)
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
Anagrams
• farspoke, forspake, speak for
Source: Wiktionary
For*speak", v. t. Etym: [Pref. for- + speak.]
1. To forbid; to prohibit. Shak.
2. To bewitch. [Obs.] Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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