bodeth

Verb (1)

bode (third-person singular simple present bodes, present participle boding, simple past and past participle boded)

1. (transitive) Of a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of (something); to portend.
   • But in the thought and ſcope of my opinion, / This bodes ſome ſtrange eruption to the ſtate.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shake-speare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Trundell...

   Synonyms:

   betoken

2. (archaic, transitive) To declare (something, such as a future event) before it occurs; to foretell, to predict; specifically, to predict (something undesirable); to forebode.
   • Augur accurſt! denouncing Miſchief ſtill, / Prophet of Plagues, for ever boding Ill!1715, Homer, “Book I”, in Alexander Pope, transl., The Iliad of Homer, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, page 7, lines 131–132

   Synonyms:

   augur, presage, anticipate, call, divine, forecast, foredeem, forehold, foresee, foreshadow

3. (intransitive) Often followed by ill or well: of a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of something.
   • VVhat ever novv / The Omen prove, it boded vvell to you.1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, Act II, page 26

Verb (2)

bode (third-person singular simple present bodes, present participle boding, simple past and past participle boded)

1. (Scotland, transitive) To make a bid or offer for (something); to bid, to offer.
   • 52. Bode good, and get it. / 53. Bode a Robe, and wear it; bode a Sack, and bear it. / Speak heartily, and expect Good, and it vvill fall out accordingly.1721, James Kelly, A Complete Collection of Scotish Proverbs Explained and Made Intelligible to the English Reader, London: […] William and John Innys […], and John Osborn […], →OCLC, paragraphs...

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