soothsay

Sooth"say`, v. i. Etym: [Sooth + say; properly to say truth, tell the truth.] Defn: To foretell; to predict. "You can not soothsay." Shak. "Old soothsaying Glaucus' spell." Milton. Sooth"say`, n. 1. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. Omen; portent. Having God turn the same to good soothsay. Spenser.

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