- foretácn
- n (-es/-) fore-token, prognostic, prodigy, sign, wonder
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foretácn
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foretoken — n. /fawr toh keuhn, fohr /; v. /fawr toh keuhn, fohr /, n. 1. a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning. v.t. 2. to foreshadow. [bef. 900; ME fortokne, OE foretacn. See FORE , TOKEN] * * * … Universalium
fortácen — see foretácn … Old to modern English dictionary
foretoken — verb fɔ: təʊk(ə)n literary be a sign of. Origin OE foretācn (noun: see fore , token) … English new terms dictionary
foretoken — noun /ˈfɔtoʊkən/ (say fawtohkuhn) 1. a premonitory token or sign. –verb (t) /fɔˈtoʊkən/ (say faw tohkuhn) 2. to foreshadow. {Middle English foretokne, Old English foretācn, from fore fore + tācn token} …
foretoken — [fôr′tō΄kən; ] for v. [ fôr tō′kən] n. [ME foretokne < OE foretacn: see FORE & TOKEN] a prophetic sign; omen; prognostic vt. to be a prophetic sign or omen of; foreshadow … English World dictionary
foretoken — n. & v. n. a sign of something to come. v.tr. portend; indicate beforehand. Etymology: OE foretacn (as FORE , TOKEN) … Useful english dictionary
fore|to|ken — «verb. fr TOH kuhn, fohr ; noun. FR TOH kuhn, FOHR », verb, noun. –v.t. to indicate beforehand; be an omen of. SYNONYM(S): foreshadow. ╂[probably < noun] –n. an indication of something to come; omen. ╂[Old English foretācn < fore fore +… … Useful english dictionary
