Sekirov Dictionary

bode

UK /bəʊd/US /boʊd/

noun6

  1. A feeling that something is going to happen; a premonition, a presentiment.
  2. A herald; a messenger.
  3. (Scotland, Northern-England) An offer to pay a certain amount of money for something; a bid.
  4. (no longer used) An indication, an omen, a sign.
  5. (no longer used) A message; also, news, tidings.
  6. (Scotland, no longer used) An act of biding or waiting; a wait; also, a delay.

verb4

  1. Of a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of (something); to portend.
  2. Often followed by ill or well: of a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of something.
  3. (Scotland) To make a bid or offer for (something); to bid, to offer.
  4. (no longer used) To declare (something, such as a future event) before it occurs; to foretell, to predict; specifically, to predict (something undesirable); to forebode.
forms

boded · bodedst · boding · bodes · bodeth · bodest

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