SOOTHSAY

Etymology

Verb

soothsay (third-person singular simple present soothsays, present participle soothsaying, simple past and past participle soothsaid)

(intransitive) To foretell the future; make predictions.

Noun

soothsay (plural soothsays)

Soothsaying; prediction; prognostication; prophecy.

A portent; an omen.

Source: Wiktionary


Sooth"say`, v. i. Etym: [Sooth + say; properly to say truth, tell the truth.]

Definition: To foretell; to predict. "You can not soothsay." Shak. "Old soothsaying Glaucus' spell." Milton.

Sooth"say`, n.

1. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. Omen; portent. Having God turn the same to good soothsay. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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