Etymology

foretoken

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Today it means: A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment. Full definition →

Middle English foretokne ← Old English foretācn
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foretoken · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromforetācn
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforetokne
  3. English todayforetoken

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.

foretoken · verb2

  1. Old English · inherited fromforetācnian“to foreshow”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*foretoknen
  3. English todayforetoken

From Middle English *foretoknen, fortaknen, from Old English foretācnian (“to foreshow”).

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