foretoken

Meaning

Noun

A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.

Verb

To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.

Synonyms

omen

augury

presage

sign

premonition

auspice

foreboding

harbinger

indication

portent

preindication

prognostic

forebode

forerunner

herald

precursor

prefigurement

prognostication

bodement

Translations

augure

auguri

vorbedeuten

οιωνός

προμήνυμα

προμηνύω

annuncio

annunzio

accenno

voorspellen

agouro

augúrio

presságio

evvelden uyarmak

ihtar

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: foretokne

Inherited from Old English: foretācn

Cognate with Dutch: voorteken

Cognate with German: Vorzeichen

Inherited from Middle English: *foretoknen

Inherited from Old English: foretācnian

In summary

From Middle English foretokne, fortacne, from Old English foretācn, foretācen (“foretoken, presage, prognostic, prodigy, sign, wonder”), equivalent to fore- + token. Cognate with Dutch voorteken, German Low German Vörteken, German Vorzeichen.