5 definitions found for Soothsay

Soothsay SOOTH'SAY, v.i. [sooth and say.] To foretell; to predict. Acts 16. [Little used.]

soothsay intransitive verb see soothsaying

Soothsay Sooth"say`, v. i. [Sooth + say; properly to say truth, tell the truth.] To foretell; to predict. ``You can not soothsay.'' --Shak. ``Old soothsaying Glaucus' spell.'' --Milton.

Soothsay Sooth"say`, n. 1. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. Omen; portent. Having God turn the same to good soothsay. --Spenser.

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