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Forespeak

//fɔːˈspiːk// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To foretell, to predict. archaic, transitive

    "Rejoice sister, for the same word that forespaketh trouble, doth certify us of the glory consequent."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of forspeak. alt-of, alternative

    "Thou haſt foreſpoke my being in theſe warres, / And ſay'ſt, it is not fit."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

An alteration of forspeak.

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