to suppose or think beforehand; to imagine or assume in advance.
From Old English 'for-' (before, in advance) + 'weend' (to think, suppose). Related to modern 'ween' meaning to believe or suppose.
This word connects to 'ween' (archaic for 'suppose'), and together they show how English had a whole vocabulary for guessing and assuming that's almost completely vanished!
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