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.
Derivatives:
presageful adj. presager n.
Etymology: ME f. F pr{eacute}sage, pr{eacute}sager f. L praesagium f. praesagire forebode (as PRAE-, sagire perceive keenly)