forby or for·bye [fawr-bahy] ExamplesWord Origin preposition, adverb Chiefly Scot.
Origin of forby Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at for-, by1 Examples from the Web for forby Historical Examples of forby
But I must be off, lass; for I’ve the horses to get ready, forby the shortness of the time.
Hall Caine
Forby thinks it may be derived from the Italian gozzo, a throat.
Notes and Queries, Number 52, October 26, 1850
Various
Forby, on occasion like this, I’ll fetch it an’ take all the blame for that same.
Evelyn Raymond
Forby remarks that the combination is an East-Anglian provincialism.
Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
They’re rich an’ can afford it, an’ forby they need them an’ we don’t.
James C. Welsh
British Dictionary definitions for forby forby forbye preposition, adverb Scot
- besides; in addition (to)
- obsolete near; nearby