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betokeneth

betokeneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of betoken.

Meaning of betoken

Verb

betoken (third-person singular simple present betokens, present participle betokening, simple past and past participle betokened)

  1. (transitive) To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
    • There be other 2 signes in often use of which the first is made thus + and betokeneth more : the other is thus made – and betokeneth lesse.1557: Robert Recorde, The whetstone of witte, whiche is the seconde parte of Arithmetike : containyng the xtraction of Rootes : The Cossike practise, with the rule of Equation : and the workes of...
    Synonyms:
    indicate, mark, note
  2. (transitive) To foreshow by present signs; indicate something in the future by that which is seen or known.
    • “ Ah ! hospitable land, thou (nevertheless) betokenest war,” i. e., although hospitable, thou nevertheless betokenest war. — Bello.1853: Virgil, Charles Anthon, LL.D. [tr.], Æneïd of Virgil: With English Notes, Critical and Explanatory, a Metrical Clavis: And an Historical, Geographical, and Mythological Index, page 474 (Harper...

Origin of betokeneth

From betoken + -eth.

Questions about betokeneth

What is betokeneth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Betokeneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of betoken.

Words near betokeneth in the dictionary

  1. betoken
  2. betokened
  3. betokener
  4. betokeners
  5. betokenest
  6. betokeneth
  7. betokening
  8. betokens
  9. betol
  10. betold
  11. betone

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