Middle English Dictionary Entry
fōr(e-spēker n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fōr(e-spēker n. |
| Etymology | Cp. OE for(e-speca, -spreca. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
One who speaks or intercedes for another; a spokesman, an intercessor.
Associated quotations
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.(Lamb 487)83 : Mon hefde uorloren efre stephne biuore gode; Þa com þes Mon..bicom uorspeker; he isehtnede god and man.
- (a1333) Herebert Come shuppere (Add 46919)3 : Com, shuppere, holy gost..Þou þat art cleped uorspekere.
- ?a1425 Mandev.(2) (Eg 1982)68/21 : Abraham was Goddes frende, and Moyses Goddez forspeker.