forbode

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The oppressive pressure, Raffles noted, “seemed to forbode an earthquake.”

From Scientific American • Mar. 1, 2013

The lyrics she has written in 1940 forbode Millay-things probably to come.

From Time Magazine Archive

As night-time approaches, it is supposed that this invisible personage rides through the air with his yelping hounds; their weird sound being thought to forbode misfortune of some kind.

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

Judith pushed her way into the house and seated herself on the bench, where she sat looking at him with an expression in her eyes that seemed to forbode revolt.

From Norston's Rest by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

Straight would to horse the margrave, and with his warriors ride I ween, their hearts that moment their coming doom forbode.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown