Foretell of house losing roof (4)
I believe the answer is:
bode
'foretell' is the definition.
(synonyms)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bode that I've seen before include "Augur (well or ill)" , "Augur (well, badly)" , "Waited" , "Presage" , "predict" .)