foretales

Noun

foretale (plural foretales)

1. An account or telling given as an introduction to a larger body of work; prologue; a prior or previous recollection or account of events
   • The first three paragraphs of the translation are a condensed paraphrase of the first foretale, which tells of the birth of Aengus and how he obtains Etain for Midir by clearing twelve plains and creating twelve rivers (only nine are named in the story) [...]1995, Alice Kane, Sean Kane, The Dreamer Awakes
2. An account given in advance; prediction
   • One can gain further insight by looking at what “foretales/ prophecies” are, and how they are made. It is interesting to consider the very terms themselves, and their evolution through time.1987, Mervin Daub, Canadian Economic Forecasting: In a World Where All's Unsure

   Synonyms:

   foretelling