FORBY

Etymology

Adjective

forby (comparative more forby, superlative most forby)

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.

Adverb

forby (comparative more forby, superlative most forby)

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Past; by; beyond.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommonly; exceptionally.

Preposition

forby

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic, of time) Past; gone by; over.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Near; beside; by, close to.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) On one side; out of the way.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) With the exception of; not taking into account.

Synonyms

• (near): next to

• (besides): beyond, on top of; see also in addition to

• (with the exception of;): barring, except for, save for; see also except

Source: Wiktionary

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For*by", adv. & prep. Etym: [See Foreby.]

Definition: Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.] To tell her if her child went ought forby. Chaucer. To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the sides of the city without let. Robynson (More's Utopia).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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