forby
Americanpreposition
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close by; near.
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besides.
preposition
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besides; in addition (to)
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obsolete near; nearby
Etymology
Origin of forby
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English forbi “past in space or time,” from for- “fore-” + by; see fore 1, by
Example Sentences
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And one seed, mankind to forby, That was Jesus Christ witterlye71 For of his kind was our Lady, And so also was he.
From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Ernest Rhys
We're a' wranged thegither, and the Holy Ghost, whase temple we sud be, is wranged forby.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
Next day Kit had an order for two pairs, forby a pair of leggins and clogs for Natt.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine
Ay, the Hebrons dinna speak muckle, Maister Weelum; but this is a forby time wi' me, an' I've something to ask o' ye.
From Betty Grier by Joseph Laing Waugh
A mare, a foal, an' a' that; A mare, a foal, an' a' that; Sax guid fat kye, a cauf forby, An' twa pet ewes, an' a' that.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Charles Rogers
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