forespræc

Old English

Alternative forms

• forespǣċ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *forēsprāku, equivalent to fore- +‎ sprǣċ. Cognate with Old High German forasprāhha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.reˌspræːt͡ʃ/

Noun

foresprǣċ f

1. advocacy
2. an excuse
3. speech by the representative of another; that which is said by a sponsor
4. that which has been already said; the contents of a document
5. a forespeech, preface, foreword, introductory, a speaking before, a fore-promise

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	foresprǣċ	foresprǣċa, foresprǣċe
accusative	foresprǣċe	foresprǣċa, foresprǣċe
genitive	foresprǣċe	foresprǣċa
dative	foresprǣċe	foresprǣċum

Descendants

• Middle English: forspeche
  • English: forespeech

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fórespræc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.