Etymology

forspan

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Today it means: To entice; seduce. Full definition →

Middle English forspannen ← Old English forspanan ← Proto-Germanic *farspananą
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forspan · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*farspananą
  2. Old English · inherited fromforspanan“to mislead, lead astray, seduce, entice”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromforspannen
  4. English todayforspan

From Middle English forspannen, forspanen, from Old English forspanan (“to mislead, lead astray, seduce, entice”), from Proto-Germanic *farspananą, *fraspananą (“to allure”), equivalent to for- + span. Cognate with Middle High German verspanen (“to tempt, entice”).

forspan · noun2

From fore- + span.

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