English

Noun

foretoken ‎(plural foretokens)

1. A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentment.

Etymology 2

From Middle English *foretoknen, from Old English foretācnian ‎(“to foreshow”).

Verb

foretoken ‎(third-person singular simple present foretokens, present participle foretokening, simple past and past participle foretokened)

1. To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning; presage.

Derived terms

• foretokening