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forrit

forrit adverb: forwards, forward.

Adverb

forrit (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland) Forwards, forward.
    • I was just standin looking about me amang the lang hags that lead out frae the head o' the North Grain, and considering what could be wort of a' the sheep, when I noticed my dog, Reaver, gaun coursing away forrit as he had been setting a fox.1817, James Hogg, The Brownie of Bodsbeck, published 1833, page 16
    • All o' a sudden I sees a light coming dancing forrit amang the trees; and my hair began to stand up on end. Then, in the next moment, save us a'! I sees anither light, and forrit, forrit they baith cam, like the een of some great fiery monster, let loose frae the pit o' darkness by its maister, to...1828, "Mansie Wauch" (David Macbeth Moir), The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith, page 132

Questions about forrit

What does forrit mean?
Forrit means forwards, forward.
What part of speech is forrit?
Forrit is an adverb.

Words near forrit in the dictionary

  1. forridden
  2. forrids
  3. forrill
  4. Forrisi
  5. Forrisis
  6. forrit
  7. Forro
  8. Forrow
  9. forrud
  10. Forry
  11. Forrys

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