forby
Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superiorUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal)Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
He's a forbye man.
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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Forms
more forby, most forby| Comparative | more forby Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most forby Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.