foretoken
Plural: foretokens
Noun
- an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
- A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
Verb
- To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
foretoken: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordforetoken: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
foretoken: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
foretoken: valid Words With Friends Word