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Webster 1913 Edition
Soothsay
Sooth′sayˊ
,Verb.
I.
[
Sooth
+ say
; properly to say truth, tell the truth.] To foretell; to predict.
“You can not soothsay.” Shak.
“Old soothsaying Glaucus’ spell.” Milton.
Sooth′sayˊ
,Noun.
1.
A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
2.
Omen; portent. Having
God turn the same to good
soothsay
. Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Soothsay
SOOTH'SAY
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
soothsay
soothsay
English
Verb
soothsay (third-person singular simple present soothsays, present participle soothsaying, simple past and past participle soothsaid)
- (intransitive) To foretell the future; make predictions.
Noun
soothsay (plural soothsays)
- Soothsaying; prediction; prognostication; prophecy.
- A portent; an omen.