forespoken

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.
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