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forespeak

verb
/fɔːˈspiːk/UK/fɔɹˈspik/US

Etymology

From fore- (prefix meaning ‘earlier, occurring beforehand, prior to’) + speak.

  1. inherited from *bʰeh₂g-✻ — “to distribute”
  2. inherited from *spekan✻
  3. derived from *spreg-✻ — “to make a sound, utter, speak”
  4. inherited from *sprekaną✻ — “to speak, make a sound”
  5. inherited from *sprekan✻
  6. inherited from specan — “to speak”
  7. inherited from speke
  8. prefixed as forespeak — “fore + speak”

Definitions

  1. To foretell, to predict.

    • Rejoice sister, for the same word that forespaketh trouble, doth certify us of the glory consequent.
    • chriſt foreſpeaketh his owne Death mat[thew] 16, 21
    • He [Jesus] had Iohn Baptiſt his forerunner, and cryer, foreſpoken of the Meſſiah: […]

  2. Alternative spelling of forspeak.

    • Thou haſt foreſpoke my being in theſe warres, / And ſay'ſt, it is not fit.
    • How are my powres fore-spoke? what strange distaste is this?
    • "I take ye a' to witness, gude people," said Mortheugh, "that she threatens me wi' mischief, and forespeaks me. If onything but gude happens to me or my fiddle this night, I'll make it the blackest night's job she ever stirred in. […]"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA