foretoken
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Definition of foretoken
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
“Therefore know you Gentlemen (to whom from my harte I wish that it may not proue ominous foretoke[n] of misfortune to haue mette with such a miser as I am) that whatsoeuer my sonne (ô God, that trueth binds me to reproch him with the name of my sonne) hath said, is true.”
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noun
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A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
“Therefore know you Gentlemen (to whom from my harte I wish that it may not proue ominous foretoke[n] of misfortune to haue mette with such a miser as I am) that whatsoeuer my sonne (ô God, that trueth binds me to reproch him with the name of my sonne) hath said, is true.”
verb
- (transitive)To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
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Etymology
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.
Words you can make from foretoken
137 playable · top: FORK (11 pts)
Best play fork 11 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
50 words- KEEF 11 pts
- KERF 11 pts
- KEEN 8 pts
- KEET 8 pts
- KENO 8 pts
- KENT 8 pts
- KERN 8 pts
- KETO 8 pts
- KNEE 8 pts
- KNOT 8 pts
- KORE 8 pts
- KOTO 8 pts
- NOOK 8 pts
- REEK 8 pts
- ROOK 8 pts
- TOKE 8 pts
- TOOK 8 pts
- TREK 8 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FERE 7 pts
- FERN 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FONT 7 pts
- FOOT 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FORT 7 pts
- FREE 7 pts
- FRET 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- REEF 7 pts
- REFT 7 pts
- ROOF 7 pts
- TREF 7 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORO 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- KEF 10 pts
- EEK 7 pts
- EKE 7 pts
- KEN 7 pts
- KOR 7 pts
- OKE 7 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FEN 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FON 6 pts
- FOO 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- OFT 6 pts
- OOF 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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