forsprecan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *frasprekan. Equivalent to for- +‎ sprecan. Compare Old High German firsprehhan (whence German versprechen), and Old Saxon farsprekan (whence Dutch verspreken).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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forsprecan

  1. to speak against, speak ill of, denounce
  2. to speak amiss or wrongly
  3. to deny; gainsay; forsay

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: forspeken