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† tokener Obs.|ˈtəʊkənə(r)| Also 6 Sc. takinar, taknair. [f. prec. + -er1.] 1. One who or that which portends or prognosticates; a portent.
1513Douglas æneis i. v. 114 The dreidful portis sal be schet,..Of Janus temple, the taknair of battail. Ibid. vii. 46 Thai, delvand, fand the takinar of Cartage, Ane mekle hors heid that was, I wene. 2. One who signs or marks.
1648Hexham ii, Een Teeckenaer, a Marker, a Noter, a Signer, or a Tokener. |