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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BESPAK, pa. t., for arch. Eng. bespake. [bɪ′spɑk]

1. Spoke.Sc. 1904 Erlinton in Ballads (ed. Child) No. 8. A. xi.:
Than up bespak the foremost knight.

2. Arranged for, engaged beforehand. Also irreg. as pa. p. ne.Sc. 1884 D. Grant Chron. of Keckleton (1888) 143:
The Doctor took Mr Gordon roon' amo' the parishioners, an' bespak' the coontenance o' the pick o' them on his behalf afore he gaed awa'.Lnk. 1890 H. Muir Reminiscences 10:
She had bespak' for a sister o' hers.