Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To entice; seduce.

Origin

From Middle English forspannen, forspanen, from Old English forspanan (“to mislead, lead a

From Middle English forspannen, forspanen, from Old English forspanan (“to mislead, lead astray, seduce, entice”), from Proto-Germanic *farspananą, *fraspananą (“to allure”), equivalent to for- + span. Cognate with Middle High German verspanen (“to tempt, entice”).

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Forms

forspans, forspanning, forspanned, forspanned
Base formforspan · to forspan
3rd person singularforspans
Present participleforspanning
Past simpleforspanned
Past participleforspanned

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforspan
he, she, itforspans

Past simpleLesson

all personsforspanned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave forspanned
he, she, ithas forspanned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forspan

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
formulateC1formulationfornicationforsakefortforte
forspan — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto