Today's word

presage \PRESS-ij\ - 1. to give an omen or warning of : foreshadow  2. foretell, predict  3. to make or utter a prediction

The verb "presage" was predated by a noun "presage," meaning "omen," said the WOTD write-up, which I'd finally clicked on for this word I've known for a very long time. "Well," I thought, "if that's the case, I'd expect the noun to be pronounced . . . ," and looked at the pronunciation to discover that I have mentally mispronounced this word (as \pree-SAGE\) for my entire adult life. It's neat how knowing it was originally a noun changed my awareness of its pronunciation.