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 Low German Vörteken, German Vorzeichen.
Noun
foretoken (plural foretokens)
- 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)
- (transitive) To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.