Augurer, soothsayer in ancient Rome: “the a. tells me,” Cor. II, 1, 1. “the persuasion of his --s,” Caes. II, 1, 200. “the --s, . . . . plucking the entrails of an offering forth,” II, 2, 37. “swallows have built in Cleopatra's sails their nests: the --s say they know not,” Ant. IV, 12, 4 (O. Edd. auguries). “you are too sure an a.” V, 2, 337.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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