Definitions For Forspeak

Verb

forspeaks , forspeaking , forspoke , forspoken (transitive, dialectal, Northern England, and, Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise#noun, praise or flattery; to affect#verb, affect with the curse#noun, curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all object#noun, objects of its praise. (transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm#verb, charm. (transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose. 15th–19th c. (transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander#verb, slander.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with forespeak, , to foretell, to predict.

Alternative forms

forespeak

Derived terms

forspoken, pos=adjective

Etymology

of witches using a cauldron]] from middle english forspeken + + bewitch, from {{inh/">to bewitch, from {{inh + en + ang + forspecan}}, forsprecan + + speak in vain; to speak amiss; to denounce; to deny; analysable as for/">to speak in vain; to speak amiss; to denounce; to deny; analysable as for + speak.

Anagrams

farspoke, forspake, speak for