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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

forespoken en · ADJ

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 forespoke + -n.

Meanings

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

Forms

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forespoken en · VERB

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 forespoke + -n.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of forespeak.
    form of forespeak