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misbodes

misbodes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misbode.

Meaning of misbode

Verb

misbode (third-person singular simple present misbodes, present participle misboding, simple past and past participle misboded)

  1. To sense or foreshadow impending disaster.
    • So, on the other hand, when the Day of Grace is set, 'tis easy to imagine how much that Conscience' that now misbodes and condemns us, will be filled with greater and intolerable Despair ;1722, Richard Lucas, Sermons on several occasions and subjects - Volume 1, page 287
  2. To foreshadow the future incorrectly.
    • This was similar to the Rambam's comment that the prophets would be misboded when they would want to attain prophecy, suggesting a link between davening and the prophetic state.1983, Aryeh Kaplan, The Aryeh Kaplan Reader: The Gift He Left Behind, →ISBN

Questions about misbodes

What is misbodes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misbodes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misbode.

Words near misbodes in the dictionary

  1. misblown
  2. misblows
  3. misboard
  4. misbode
  5. misboded
  6. misbodes
  7. misboding
  8. misbodings
  9. misbore
  10. misborn
  11. misborne

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