portendern.

Brit.

/pɔːˈtɛndə/, U.S.

/pɔrˈtɛndər/

Forms: 1600s portendor, 1600s– portender.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portend v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < portend v.¹ + -er suffix¹.With the form portendor compare -or suffix.

A thing which or person who portends; an omen, a warning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun]

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > one who portends

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portender1635

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 131 They have appeared as the portenders of change in states and kingdomes.

1675 H. Teonge Diary (1825) 26 An absolute portendor of a prosperous voyage.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. 220/1 Having establish'd the Sun, Moon, or Ascendant, as Masters, or Significators of Life; and Mars, or Saturn, as Promisers, or Portenders of Death.

1895 H. A. Guerber Myths of Northern Lands xix. 166 Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angur-boda, the portender of ill.

1939 S. A. Ionides & M. L. Ionides Stars & Men 181 The bright star with its long tail, seeming to stretch halfway across the heavens, was always a portender of disaster or a rebuke against sins already committed.

2002 A. J. Edwards Psychol. Orientation i. 21 The emphasis upon the heavens as the portender and cause of human events increased steadily.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portender
释义	portendern. Brit. /pɔːˈtɛndə/, U.S. /pɔrˈtɛndər/ Forms: 1600s portendor, 1600s– portender. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portend v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < portend v.¹ + -er suffix¹.With the form portendor compare -or suffix. A thing which or person who portends; an omen, a warning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] foretokenc888 tokeningc888 beaconc950 token971 handsela1200 boding1297 wonder1297 bodec1374 signa1387 foreboding1387 prenostica1393 prognosticc1425 prophetc1430 prognostication?a1439 ostentationa1450 prenostication?a1450 prodigy?a1450 augurationc1450 preparative1460 prenosticate?a1475 prenosticative?a1475 prodige1482 prenosticature1490 tokener1513 weird1513 show token1535 luck1538 prognosticate1541 preamble1548 proffer1548 presagition?c1550 foreshower1555 presage1560 portent1562 ostent1570 presagie1581 omen1582 presagement1586 luck sign1587 augury1588 prognosticon1588 forerunner1589 presager1591 halfner1594 spae1596 abode1598 oss1600 assign1601 augur1603 bodement1613 predictiona1616 prognosticala1618 bespeaker1624 portender1635 pre-indicant1659 foreshadow1834 boder1846 prognosticant1880 sky sign1880 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > one who portends presager1591 portender1635 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 131 They have appeared as the portenders of change in states and kingdomes. 1675 H. Teonge Diary (1825) 26 An absolute portendor of a prosperous voyage. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. 220/1 Having establish'd the Sun, Moon, or Ascendant, as Masters, or Significators of Life; and Mars, or Saturn, as Promisers, or Portenders of Death. 1895 H. A. Guerber Myths of Northern Lands xix. 166 Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angur-boda, the portender of ill. 1939 S. A. Ionides & M. L. Ionides Stars & Men 181 The bright star with its long tail, seeming to stretch halfway across the heavens, was always a portender of disaster or a rebuke against sins already committed. 2002 A. J. Edwards Psychol. Orientation i. 21 The emphasis upon the heavens as the portender and cause of human events increased steadily. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1635
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