Added 9 October 2026
foretoken
noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about foretoken at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
verb
- To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
Origin
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.
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