forby

American  

[fawr-bahy] / fɔrˈbaɪ /

Or forbye

preposition

Chiefly Scot.

1. close by; near.

2. besides.

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forby British  

/ fərˈbaɪ, fɔːˈbaɪ /

preposition

1. besides; in addition (to)

2. obsolete near; nearby

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Etymology

Origin of forby

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English forbi “past in space or time,” from for- “fore-” + by; fore ¹, by

Example Sentences

Then we tak' the Beuk regularly; an' forby that, Betty,' he said impressively, 'I was five times at the prayer-meetin's wi' ye last year, and'—— 'Prayer-meetin's!' said Betty; 'prayer-meetin's!' and she raised her voice.

From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing

They're a' stoppit afore they come this length; an' forby, frae what Rundell has let drap the day, he never kent that the coal was being worked as far up as this.

From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by Welsh, James C.

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 Rhys, Ernest

I mean his guilt was manifest, but a friend of yours showed considerable audacity, forby a trace of talent, in his efforts to release him.

From The League of the Leopard by Bindloss, Harold

And the cause o' his displeesur' is the accursed thing which the Ahchan in oor camp has hidden i' the Coonty Bank, forby mony ither causes that come hame to us a'.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George