Augur

aw′gur, n. among the Romans, one who gained knowledge of secret or future things by observing the flight and the cries of birds: a diviner; a soothsayer.— v.t. to foretell from signs.— v.i. to gue or conjecture: to forebode.— adj. Au′gural .— ns. Au′gurship ; Au′gury , the art or practice of auguring: an omen.—The words Au′gurate and Augurā′tion are obsolete. [L.; prob. from avis , bird, and root, gar , in L. garrīre , to chatter, Sans. gir , speech.]