a) Signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
There be other 2 signes in often use of which the first is made thus + and betokeneth more : the other is thus made – and betokeneth lesse.
b) Foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.
“ Ah ! hospitable land, thou (nevertheless) betokenest war,” i. e., although hospitable, thou nevertheless betokenest war. — Bello.
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