foretoken.
A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
Meaning & usage
A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
Where this word comes from
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.
To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *foretoknen, fortaknen, from Old English foretācnian (“to foreshow”).
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