English Explanatory Dictionary

foretoken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
verb
  1. To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.

Word forms

foretoken foretokens foretokening foretokened

Etymology

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.

Derived words

foretokening
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