forespoken

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 00:11, 14 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

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 forespeak +‎ -en.

Adjective

forespoken (comparative more forespoken, superlative most forespoken)

  1. Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.

Verb

forespoken

  1. past participle of forespeak.