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.
Not to be confused with forespeak (“to foretell, to predict”).
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
• 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
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
