To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
simple past tense of bide
To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future.
A stop; a halting; delay.
An omen; a foreshadowing.
A herald; a messenger.
To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.