Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
AUGUR
I. noun
Etymology: Latin; akin to Latin augēre
Date: 14th century
an official diviner of ancient Rome, one held to foretell events by omens,
II. verb
Date: 1601
transitive verb to foretell especially from omens, to give promise of ; presage , intransitive verb to predict the future especially from omens