To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.
To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
To wonder at.
To become lost in thought, to ponder.
To think on; to meditate on.
A source of inspiration.
A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.