English Explanatory Dictionary

forespoken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
  1. past participle of forespeak.

Word forms

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Etymology

From Middle English forsprecen, from Old English foresprecen (“spoken or mentioned before; forespoken”), past participle of Old English foresprecan (“to forespeak”), equivalent to fore- + spoken; also, as the past participle of forespeak, equivalent to forespoke + -n.

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