See Also: soothsay(dictionary)

soothsay (iou)



soothsay noun & verb. M16.
[Back-form. from SOOTHSAYER or SOOTHSAYING.]
A. noun.
A true or wise saying; a proverb. Only in M16.
A prediction, a prophecy; an omen, a portent. L16.
b. (Good) omen; soothsaying, prophesying. rare. L16.
b. verb intrans. & trans. (with it) (inf. & pres.). Make predictions, foretell future events; predict, prophesy. L16.