foretoken

Meaningsign beforehand

Common meaning: warning or indication of something to come

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishforetācensourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishforetokne‘omen’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsomen → warning or indication of something to comeforetoken‘warning or indication of something to come’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English foretācen ‘sign beforehand’.

Roots

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