forspeak UK /fɔːˈspiːk/US /fɔɹˈspik/ verb4 •(dialect, Scotland) 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. •(no longer used) To bewitch, to charm.How are my powres fore-spoke? what strange distaste is this? — 1617 •(no longer used) To say bad things about; to slander.A mischiefe take thy tatling tongue, the Raven answerde tho. / Thy vaine forspeaking moves me not. And so he forth did go [...] — 1567 •(no longer used) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.Thou hast forespoke my being in these warres, / And say'st, it is not fit. — 1606 formsforspake · forspoke · forspoken · forspeaking · forspeaks