forby
Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreoverBeyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.
Meaning
6 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal)Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal)Past; gone by; over.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal)Near; beside; by, close to.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal)On one side; out of the way.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal)Besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention.
There was other six forby me.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal)With the exception of; not taking into account.
Origin
From Middle English forby, forbi, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, equivalenFrom 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.
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