forby

== English == === Alternative forms === foreby [15th–16th c.] forbye === Etymology === From Middle English forby, forbi, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, equivalent to fore- +‎ by. Compare Saterland Frisian foarbie (“beyond, past”), West Frisian foarby (“over, beyond, past”), Dutch voorbij (“beyond, past”), Low German vörbi, vörbie (“over, up, gone, finished, past”), German vorbei (“over, gone, past”), Danish forbi, Swedish förbi. More at fore, by. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fəˈbʌɪ/ === Adjective === forby (comparative more forby, superlative most forby) (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === forby (comparative more forby, superlative most forby) (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Past; by; beyond. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommonly; exceptionally. === Preposition === forby (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. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) With the exception of; not taking into account. ==== Synonyms ==== (near): next to (besides): beyond, on top of; see also Thesaurus:in addition to (with the exception of;): barring, except for, save for; see also Thesaurus:except == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse fyrirbjóða. === Verb === forby (imperative forby, present tense forbyr, passive forbys, simple past forbød or forbøy or forbydde, past participle forbudt or forbydd) to ban to forbid to prohibit ==== Related terms ==== forbud === References === “forby” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === forbyde, forbyda (long forms) === Etymology === From Old Norse fyrirbjóða. === Verb === forby (present tense forbyr, past tense forbaud or forbydde, past participle forbode or forbydd or forbydt, passive infinitive forbyast, present participle forbyande, imperative forby) to ban, forbid, prohibit ==== Related terms ==== forbod forboden === References === “forby” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Scots == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English forby, forbi. === Adverb === forby besides, in addition, as well beyond, past === Preposition === forby besides, in addition to, as well as === References === “forby, adv., prep.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC. “forby, prep., adv., adj., n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.