"forespell" meaning in English

See forespell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forespells [present, singular, third-person], forespelling [participle, present], forespelled [participle, past], forespelled [past], forespelt [participle, past], forespelt [past]
Etymology: From fore- + spell. Compare Dutch voorspellen (“to predict”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|spell}} fore- + spell, {{cog|nl|voorspellen||to predict}} Dutch voorspellen (“to predict”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=forespelt}} forespell (third-person singular simple present forespells, present participle forespelling, simple past and past participle forespelled or forespelt)
  1. (transitive) To spell in advance; foretell; make a warning about something upcoming; tell or indicate beforehand; predict Tags: transitive Synonyms: presage
    Sense id: en-forespell-en-verb-liCibD~V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

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