BODE


Meaning of BODE in English

I. ˈbōd noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English boda; akin to Old High German boto messenger, Old Norse bothi, Old English bēodan to command, proclaim — more at bid

archaic : messenger , herald

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English boden, from Old English bodian; akin to Old Norse botha to proclaim, presage; derivative from the root of Old English boda messenger; akin to Old English bēodan to proclaim, command — more at bid

1.

a. archaic : to announce beforehand : foretell

b. : to indicate by signs (as a future event) : be the omen of : portend , presage

her little face puckered up into an expression that boded tears — W.H.Hudson †1922

watched the weather very anxiously, for it boded snow — Mary Webb

2. : to give promise of

this controversy … will bode ill for both of us — A.H.Lowe

Synonyms: see foretell

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bod, gebod; akin to Old High German gabot command, Old Norse both, Old English bēodan to command — more at bid

1. archaic : omen , foreshadowing

2. chiefly Scotland : bid , offer

IV.

past of bide

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