To tell or speak something forth; to proclaim or announce publicly.
From Old English 'forth' (forward, out) + 'tell' (to speak). This verb combines the sense of putting words 'out there' with the act of speaking, similar to how 'forthright' combines forth with directness.
Medieval speakers used 'forthtell' to mean proclamation or prophesy, but we've replaced it with simpler words like 'tell' or 'speak'—losing the sense that some speech projects outward with special authority.
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