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

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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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