Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forspan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forspan
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To entice; seduce.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

Foresight; the ability to see, predict, or perceive future events.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In a remote age and country we find Njal, the hero of the Njal's saga, credited with forspan, or the gift of beholding such shadowy apparitions of future events — a power carefully distinguished from ordinary clear-sighted wisdom."

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: for, fore
Root: forspannen, forspanan, *farspananą

Usage

Inflected Forms

forspans (present, singular) forspanning (participle, present) forspanned (participle, past) forspanned (past)

Questions

What does forspan mean?: To entice; seduce.
Where does forspan come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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