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
And my silver set wi’ twenty solid teaspoons, 233 forby the linen?” she asked anxiously, her hand to her ear.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Stuart Travis
I wonder you dinna think shame, to hold up your face to me, forby the minister.
From Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
"Over comin' up," said the ither empire forby Sandy; an' the laddie that was ballin' says, "Ay weel, than, I'm genna see an' get wid."
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
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 James C. Welsh
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