Betoken

imp. & p. p. Betokened; p. pr. & vb. n. Betokening

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

   A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . . Betokening peace from God, and covenant new.

2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm.