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 presentiment. ===== Translations ===== === 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. ===== Derived terms ===== foretokening