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Omen
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury. Bid go with evil omen, and the brand Of infamy upon my name. Milton.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise. The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents. Sir W. Scott.