The word for today is…
presage (noun, verb):
noun
1: something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
2: an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future
3 archaic : prognostication
4: warning or indication of the future
verb
1: to give an omen or warning of : foreshadow
2: foretell, predict
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Although sages, being known for their great wisdom, are sometimes believed to possess the ability to predict the future, there is no connection between the noun sage and the verb presage, which means “to foretell or predict.” While sage comes from the Latin verb sapere (“to be wise”), presage comes instead from a different Latin source: the adjective praesagus, a combination of the prefix prae and sagus, meaning “prophetic.” Presage entered English first as a noun referring to an omen, that is, something that foreshadows or portends a future event. A couple of centuries later it was joined by the verb, which is used for the action of foreshadowing, as in “the current economic slowdown could presage another recession,” and may apply to suggesting a coming event or indicating its likelihood.
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