foretoken

English

Etymology 1

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 Vorzeichen.

Noun

foretoken (plural foretokens)

  1. A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentment.

Etymology 2

From Middle English *foretoknen, fortaknen, from Old English foretācnian (“to foreshow”).

Verb

foretoken (third-person singular simple present foretokens, present participle foretokening, simple past and past participle foretokened)

  1. (transitive) To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
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