forspan

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Verb ==== forspan (third-person singular simple present forspans, present participle forspanning, simple past and past participle forspanned) (transitive, obsolete) To entice; seduce. === Etymology 2 === From fore- +‎ span. ==== Noun ==== forspan (uncountable) Foresight; the ability to see, predict, or perceive future events.