betoken

To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.

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.

To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.

“ Ah ! hospitable land, thou (nevertheless) betokenest war,” i. e., although hospitable, thou nevertheless betokenest war. — Bello.

Since the Report was published there has been a rather unnatural absence of follow-up propaganda for the Liner trains, which seems to betoken a disinclination to embark on the heavy expenditure involved until a long-term patronage of the projected services has been assured.