FORETOKENING

Etymology 1

Noun

foretokening (plural foretokenings)

Indication in advance.

Etymology 2

Verb

foretokening

present participle of foretoken

Source: Wiktionary


FORETOKEN

Fore"to`ken, n. Etym: [AS. foretacen. See Token.]

Definition: Prognostic; previous omen. Sir P. Sidney.

Fore*to"ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretokened; p. pr. & vb. n. Foretokening.] Etym: [AS. foretacnian; fore + tacnian.]

Definition: To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate. Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood. Daniel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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