Omening

Omening
Omen O"men, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Omened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Omening}.] 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. [1913 Webster]

The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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