v. Obs. [f. FORE- pref. + SPELL.] trans. To spell beforehand, a. To predict. b. To decipher beforehand.
1611. Panegyr. Verses, in Coryats Crudities.
Some Barde a bird of Merlins ayrie | |
Of Glassen Abbie had forespeld | |
That it should stand, and not be feld, | |
Till Whiting ouer it did ferrie. |
1652. Gaule, Πῦς-μαντία, the Mag-astro-mancer, 10. And so written in letters, and legible characters, that a man may fore-spell, and fore-read them, and all mens fates and fortunes in them?.