foreshow

Etymology 1

From Middle English foreschewen, from Old English forescēawian (“to foreshow, foresee; preordain, decree, appoint; provide, furnish with”), equivalent to fore- + show. Cognate with Dutch voorschouwen, German vorschauen.

verb

  1. (transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.
    But if the rays break forth out of the middle, or dispersed, and its exterior body, or the out parts of it, be covered with clouds, it foreshows great tempests both of wind and rain. 1841, Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu, The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England

Etymology 2

From fore- + show.

noun

  1. (obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
    The fore-shew of their inclination whilest they are young is so uncertaine […] that it is very hard, (yea for the wisest) to ground any certaine judgement […]. , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.139

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