boding
UK: ˈbəʊdɪŋ | US: ˈboʊdɪŋ
n. a feeling that something bad will happen; an omen or foreboding
adj. (archaic) foreboding; ominous
boding = bod<to announce, foretell> + ing<noun suffix>
- bod<to announce, foretell>: From Old English bodian ("to proclaim, announce"), related to boda ("messenger"). The sense evolved to imply a warning or ominous prediction.
- ing<noun suffix>: A suffix forming nouns from verbs, indicating action or result (e.g., "running," "warning").
Etymology Origin:
The word boding traces back to Old English bodian, reflecting the idea of announcing or prophesying. Over time, it narrowed to specifically convey a sense of ominous prediction, influenced by the noun boda ("messenger"). The suffix -ing solidified its role as a noun describing the act or result of foretelling, often with a negative connotation.
The dark clouds were a boding of the storm to come.
She felt a strange boding as she entered the abandoned house.
His silence carried an unspoken boding of trouble ahead.
The old sailor saw the albatross as a boding of misfortune.
The eerie calm before the earthquake was a boding few heeded.