"forspan" meaning in English

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    },
    {
      "form": "forspanning",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "forspanned",
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        "To entice; seduce."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To entice; seduce."
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        "To entice; seduce."
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