My inability to quickly find a certain auger bit in my tool box could be an ill augur.
(Augur is to forecast or to indicate what could follow in time.) "One question is whether his presidency would augur any significant change in policy."
An augur is a soothsayer, seer, or someone who today, would loosely be called a "fortune teller". It can be either a noun or a verb. Used as a noun a sentence could be : The augur read the signs and predicted good fortune. If used as a verb it means to predict or foretell. Used as a verb a sentence could be something like: The shooting star augured good luck.
Helen Augur died in 1969.
Conus augur was created in 1786.
Hezekiah Augur was born on 1791-02-21.
Hezekiah Augur died on 1858-01-10.
John Augur Holabird died in 1963.
John Augur Holabird was born in 1886.
Christopher C. Augur died on 1898-01-16.
Christopher C. Augur was born on 1821-07-10.
"Augur dixit" translates from Latin to English as "The augur said." An augur was a priest in ancient Rome who interpreted the will of the gods by studying the flight patterns of birds and other omens. The phrase suggests the importance of prophetic insight or divine guidance in decision-making.
Union General Christopher Columbus Augur graduated from West Point in 1843. Among the 39 graduating cadets in his class Augur was ranked 16th. Augur was seriously wounded at the Battle of Cedar Mountain. After he recovered he was assigned to lead a brigade in the defenses of Washington DC.