Forewend is a rarely used archaic word, which means to go before as a guide or leader. The word is pronounced as /fɔrˈwɛnd/ with stress on the first syllable, and it is spelled with a silent letter 'e' at the end of 'fore' which denotes the pronunciation of the first syllable. The letter combination 'we' is pronounced as 'wɛ' in IPA phonetics, which is different from its usual pronunciation in English. The word has its roots in the Middle English language and is seldom used in modern English.