forespeak
/fɔɹˈspik/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Example Sentences
- "Rejoice sister, for the same word that forespaketh trouble, doth certify us of the glory consequent."
- "chriſt foreſpeaketh his owne Death mat[thew] 16, 21"
- "He [Jesus] had Iohn Baptiſt his forerunner, and cryer, foreſpoken of the Meſſiah: […]"
- "Why la; I knew't, this Propheticall tongue of mine never faild me; my mother was halfe a witch, never any thing that ſhe foreſpake, but came to paſſe: […]"
- "The same Henry of Ritchmond (after Henry the seavnth) I know not by what provydence or prophecy forsaw that his sonne Henry was not lyke to please god so well to have the kingdome established in his posterytye and thearfore matched his eldest Dawghter into Skotland thearby as yt wear forspeaking a happy conjunction of thease two noble realms […]"
- "Remember, so often as thou neglectest morning prayer, so often thou art all the day naked, destitute of thy spiritual guard, and exposed to all manner of evils and enemies, and dost forespeak thyself an evil day; and so often as thou omittest evening prayer thou presumest upon sleep, and rest, and safety, without God's leave, and forespeakest thyself an evil night."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɔɹˈspik/
- British English: /fɔːˈspiːk/