Etymology

forespoken

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Today it means: Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted. Full definition →

Middle English forsprecen ← Old English foresprecen
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromforesprecan“to forespeak”
  2. Old English · inherited fromforesprecen“spoken or mentioned before; forespoken”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromforsprecen
  4. English todayforespoken

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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