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forespell

verb

Etymology

From fore- + spell. Compare Dutch voorspellen (“to predict”).

  1. derived from *spellōną✻
  2. inherited from spellian — “to tell, speak”
  3. derived from *spelōn✻
  4. derived from espeller
  5. derived from espeler
  6. inherited from spellen
  7. prefixed as forespell — “fore + spell”

Definitions

  1. To spell in advance

    To spell in advance; foretell; make a warning about something upcoming; tell or indicate beforehand; predict

    • The single boat, locus of misunderstanding about the loaves by a single group, is developed in two directions: Jesus' boat forespells the ability to understand the feeding sign, while the Tiberias boats forespell the opposite.
    • The wind seemed to forespell my doom as it gusted into the room, blowing out half the candles in the circle, and sending the spray of rose petals around us dancing into the far corners of the room.

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