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- Old English · inherited fromforebodian
- Middle English · inherited fromforeboden
- English todayforebode
From Middle English foreboden, from Old English forebodian, equivalent to fore- + bode.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
forebode
Today it means: To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device). Full definition →
Middle English foreboden ← Old English forebodian