foretokening
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Foretoken \Fore*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretokened; p. pr. & vb. n. Foretokening.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore + t[=a]cnian.] To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate. [1913 Webster]
Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood. --Daniel.