soothsay
nounEtymology Formed as a back-formation from soothsayer or soothsaying, equivalent to sooth + say. Compare Old English sōþseċġan (“to say truly, declare”).
1
Soothsaying; prediction; prognostication; prophecy.
2
A portent; an omen.
soothsay
verbUS /ˈsuθˌseɪ/
Etymology Formed as a back-formation from soothsayer or soothsaying, equivalent to sooth + say. Compare Old English sōþseċġan (“to say truly, declare”).
1
To foretell the future; make predictions.
- Related terms
- soothsaw