Forspan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Forspan is a verb meaning (transitive, obsolete) To entice; seduce.
Meaning
(transitive, obsolete) To entice; seduce.
More Meanings
- Foresight; the ability to see, predict, or perceive future events.
Example Sentences
In a remote age and country we find Njal, the hero of the Njal's saga, credited with forspan, or the gift of beholding such shadowy apparitions of future events — a power carefully distinguished from ordinary clear-sighted wisdom.
Word Forms
- forspans
- forspanning
- forspanned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suggest, wile, lure, fand, forswing, tease.
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