betoken
/bɪˈtoʊ.kən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.33 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "There be other 2 signes in often use of which the first is made thus + and betokeneth more : the other is thus made – and betokeneth lesse."
- "During the fight, we ran forward a few paces, but a heavy, rushing flight betokened an easy victory, and the stranger flew away."
- "Here, too, there is a marked change in the character of the country, for Tondu lies at the foot of the imposing mass of the central group of Glamorgan mountains, betokening the stiff gradients that lie ahead."
- "The new propaganda for the route, modest though it is in content and extent so far, does seem to betoken a BR effort to improve its carryings and save the service from extinction."
- "“Now, for every power that you accrue, you shall receive a star badge like these. This final star betokens the rank of ultimate wizard.”"
- "“ Ah ! hospitable land, thou (nevertheless) betokenest war,” i. e., although hospitable, thou nevertheless betokenest war. — Bello."
Etymology
From Middle English bitoknen, bitacnen, from Old English betācnian (“to betoken, signify, designate”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitaiknijan. Equivalent to be- + token. Cognate with Dutch betekenen (“to mean, signify”), German bezeichnen (“to call, designate”), Swedish beteckna (“to represent, designate, indicate”) and Danish betegne (“to represent, designate, indicate”).