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forthby

forthby is the obsolete form of forby.

Meaning of forby

Adverb

forby (comparative more forby, superlative most forby)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal) Past; by; beyond.
    • To see the world and folk that went forby, […]1899, Richard Garnett, Alois Leonhard Brandl, The universal anthology
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal) Uncommonly; exceptionally.
    • He was forby kind.

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Origin of forthby

From forth + by.

Questions about forthby

What is forthby the obsolete form of?
Forthby is the obsolete form of forby.

Words near forthby in the dictionary

  1. forthbringer
  2. forthbringers
  3. forthbringing
  4. forthbrings
  5. forthbrought
  6. forthby
  7. forthcame
  8. forthcast
  9. forthcasted
  10. forthcasting
  11. forthcasts

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