Prophesy \Proph"e*sy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prophesied}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Prophesying}.] [See {Prophecy}.]
1. To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.

He doth not prophesy good concerning me. --1 Kings
xxii. 8.

Then I perceive that will be verified
Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy. --Shak.

2. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.

Methought thy very gait did prophesy
A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee. --Shak.