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omen
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Omen \O"men\, n. [L. omen, the original form being osmen,
according to Varro.]
An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of,
some future event; any indication or action regarded as a
foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.
[1913 Webster]
Bid go with evil omen, and the brand
Of infamy upon my name. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Omen \O"men\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Omened; p. pr. & vb. n. Omening.] To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise. [1913 Webster] The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
