# forspeak

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɔːˈspiːk/

## Definitions
1. To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
2. To bewitch, to charm.
3. To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
4. To say bad things about; to slander.

## Etymology
From Middle English forspeken (“to bewitch”), from Old English forspecan, forsprecan (“to speak in vain; to speak amiss; to denounce; to deny”); analysable as for- + speak.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forspeak