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