Foretokening

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foretoken \Fore*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretokened}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Foretokening}.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore +
     t[=a]cnian.]
     To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate.
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           Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood.
                                                    --Daniel.