n. & v.
n. 1 an omen or portent. 2 a presentiment or foreboding.
v.tr. 1 portend, foreshadow. 2 give warning of (an event etc.) by natural means. 3 (of a person) predict or have a presentiment of. presageful adj. presager n.
[ ME f. F présage, présager f. L praesagium f. praesagire forebode (as PRAE-, sagire perceive keenly) ]