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    forbye
    /fəˈbʌɪ/

    preposition

    • 1. in addition to; besides: "no doubt he had many a sin on his soul, forbye murder"

    adverb

    • 1. in addition; as well: "there's chicken, and plenty of soup forbye, if you get hungry again"

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  2. www.thefreedictionary.com › forbyeForbye - definition of forbye by The Free Dictionary

    Define forbye. forbye synonyms, forbye pronunciation, forbye translation, English dictionary definition of forbye. or prep , adv 1. besides; in addition 2. obsolete near; nearby Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins...

  3. www.oed.com › dictionary › forbye_prepforbye, prep. & adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word forbye mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word forbye, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › forbyeforbye - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 23, 2024 · forbye. Alternative form of forby. [T]hey ca' it fasting when they hae the best o' fish frae Hartlepool and Sunderland by land carriage, trouts, gilses, salmon, and a' the lave o't, and so they make their very fasting a kind of luxury and abomination;

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFORBY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: Scottish 1. besides; in addition (to) 2. obsolete near; nearby.... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.wordsense.eu › forbyeforbye: meaning - WordSense

    WordSense Dictionary: forbye - meaning, definition.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › forbyForby Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Forby Definition. Besides. (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.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › forbyForby Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adverb. variants or forbye. chiefly Scotland. : besides : in addition. Word History. Etymology. Preposition. Middle English forby, preposition & adverb, from fore- + by. First Known Use. Preposition. 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a. Adverb. 1590, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › forbyeForbye Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Forbye Definition. Meanings. Definition Source. Adverb. Preposition. Filter. adverb. Alternative form of forby. Wiktionary.

  10. glosbe.com › en › enforbye - English definition, grammar, pronunciation, synonyms and...

    Learn the definition of 'forbye'. Check out the pronunciation, synonyms and grammar. Browse the use examples 'forbye' in the great English corpus.

  11. www.dsl.ac.uk › entry › sndDictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: forby

    FORBY, prep., adv., adj., n. Also for (e)bye, ferby, fer-bye, firby, furby (e); forbyes, -byse (ne.Sc.). [fɔr′bɑe, -′bai, fər-] I. prep. 1. Besides, in addition to, as well as. Gen.Sc. Also in Eng. dial. Hence in phr. forby that, elliptically for “besides the fact that” (Abd. 1930 N. Shepherd Weatherhouse 11; Abd. 27 1953).