Forby
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fəˈbʌɪ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Forby is an adjective meaning (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
Meaning
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
More Meanings
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Past; by; beyond.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommonly; exceptionally.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic, of time) Past; gone by; over.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Near; beside; by, close to.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) On one side; out of the way.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention.
Example Sentences
He's a forbye man.
He was forby kind.
There was other six forby me.
To see the world and folk that went forby, […]
Word Forms
- foreby
- forbye
Synonyms for forby
Depending on context, synonyms include beyond, barring.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extraforaneous, abnormous, forraine, forren, strange, foreign.
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