Old English · noun
foretacen
Normalised foretācen
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfo.reˌtɑː.ken/
- Syllables
- ˈfo · re · ˌtɑː · ken (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- foretokenpresageforeshadowforeshadowingwonder
Meaning
-
a presage; sign or token foreshadowing something
Þæt bið foretācna mǣst þāra þe ǣr oþþe sīð ǣfre ġewurde monnum ōþȳwed; þǣr ġemengde bēoð onhǣlo ġelāc engla ond dēofla, beorhtra ond blācra.
That is the most of those foretokens that will ever be before or later showed to the men; there the whole crowd of angles and devils, bright and shining, would be mingled.
10th century, Christ III: -
a wonder
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | foretācen | foretācnu |
| Accusative | foretācen | foretācnu |
| Genitive | foretācnes | foretācna |
| Dative | foretācne | foretācnum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From fore- + tācen.
Descendants
foretoken
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