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/fawr buy"/, prep., adv. Chiefly Scot.1. close by; near.2. besides.Also, forbye.[1200-50; ME; see FOR-, BY]
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Forby — For*by , adv. & prep. [See {Foreby}.] Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To tell her if her child went ought forby. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the sides of the city without let.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forby — or forbye [fôr bī′] prep., adv. [ME forbi (see FOR & BY), akin to Ger vorbei] Chiefly Scot. besides … English World dictionary
forby — I. preposition or forbye Etymology: Middle English forby, preposition & adverb, from fore + by Date: 14th century 1. archaic a. past b. near 2. chiefly Scottish … New Collegiate Dictionary
forby — preposition /fəˈbʌɪ/ Besides, as well as, not to mention. Those were the two sonnes of Acrates old / Who meeting earst with Archimago slie, / Foreby that idle strond, of him were told, / That he, wich earst them combatted, was Guyon bold … Wiktionary
forby — Cleveland Dialect List besides, over and above, moreover: forbi a that … English dialects glossary
forby — past; near Forthright s Forsoothery … Phrontistery dictionary
forby — n British a Jew. London rhyming slang in current usage. A descriptive, rather than an intrinsically offensive term. A four by two is a standard size of timber plank used for rafters, etc. (In the USA it is known as a two by four.) … Contemporary slang
forby — prep. == beyond. Ps. xx. 7; xliv. 3 … Oldest English Words
forby — for·by … English syllables
forby — … Useful english dictionary
