"soothsay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soothsays [plural]
Etymology: Formed as a back-formation from soothsayer, equivalent to sooth + say. Compare Old English sōþseċġan (“to say truly, declare”). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|soothsayer|nocap=1}} back-formation from soothsayer, {{af|en|sooth|say}} sooth + say, {{cog|ang|sōþseċġan|t=to say truly, declare}} Old English sōþseċġan (“to say truly, declare”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} soothsay (plural soothsays)
  1. Soothsaying; prediction; prognostication; prophecy.
    Sense id: en-soothsay-en-noun-VJiOtg7n Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 57 10 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 4 31
  2. A portent; an omen.
    Sense id: en-soothsay-en-noun-SP9L7gjF

Verb

Forms: soothsays [present, singular, third-person], soothsaying [participle, present], soothsaid [participle, past], soothsaid [past]
Etymology: Formed as a back-formation from soothsayer, equivalent to sooth + say. Compare Old English sōþseċġan (“to say truly, declare”). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|soothsayer|nocap=1}} back-formation from soothsayer, {{af|en|sooth|say}} sooth + say, {{cog|ang|sōþseċġan|t=to say truly, declare}} Old English sōþseċġan (“to say truly, declare”) Head templates: {{en-verb|soothsays|soothsaying|soothsaid}} soothsay (third-person singular simple present soothsays, present participle soothsaying, simple past and past participle soothsaid)
  1. (intransitive) To foretell the future; make predictions. Tags: intransitive Related terms: soothsaw
    Sense id: en-soothsay-en-verb-6BcfanxE

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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