forsprecan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to speak against, speak ill of, denounce
- to speak amiss or wrongly
- to deny; gainsay; forsay
Etymology
Prefix from Old English sprecan (speak).
Origin
Old English
sprecan
Gloss
speak
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
話
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forspeak English
- *sprekaną Proto-Germanic
- besprecan Old English
- forspecan Old English
- forþsprecan Old English
- missprecan Old English
- ofersprecan Old English
- sprecan Old English
- sprecol Old English
- wiþsprecan Old English
- forspeken Middle English
- forspeak Scots